2024 February 23 morning

   A selection of invertebrates photographed by Ian Cooper on February 22 in *Colquitz River Park or #by the 9 km marker on the Galloping Goose Trail in View Royal.

#Soldier beetle larva (Col.: Cantharidae)  Ian Cooper

#European Ground Beetle Carabus nemoralis  (Col.: Carabidae)  Ian Cooper

*Araneus diadematus  (Ara.: Araneidae)  Ian Cooper

# Cryptomastix germana – or – Vespericola columbianus (Pul.: Polygyridae)   Ian Cooper

* Common Chrysalis Snail – Lauria cylindracea – (Pul.: Lauriidae)   Ian Cooper

# Three-band garden slug – Ambigolimax valentianus (Pul.: Limacidae)   Ian Cooper

The slug in the above photograph may also be found under the scientific name Lehmannia valentiana.