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Leopard Slug on a tree fern

Mar 15

Posted by Sarah Maddox

This is not a bird, but it’s in a tree and is likely to encounter a bird! It’s a Leopard Slug on the frond of a tree fern. It’s about 10 centimetres long. The scientific name, Limax maximus, means biggest slug. True enough!

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