2020 December 18

 

   Some spiders and slugs from Ian Cooper, identified to Subfamily (it’s a huge Family – thousands of species!) by Dr Robb Bennett:

 

Spider (Ara.: Linyphiidae – Linyphiinae)  Ian Cooper

Another (different) spider (Ara.: Linyphiidae – Linyphiinae)  Ian Cooper

   And some difficult slugs.   Robert Forsyth writes:

 

The smaller slugs are Arion (subgenus Carinarion), as I see the characteristic, pale “pseudo-keel” of enlarged tubercles along the centre of the tail. This is the group that includes A. fasciatus, A. silvaticus, and A. circumscriptus.

 

The large slug is interesting. I’m not sure what it is. A very pale Ambigolimax valentianus ???

 

 

Large slug possibly Ambigolimax valentianus (Pul.: Limacidae)

Small slugs Arion (Carinarion) (Pul.: Arionidae)

Ian Cooper