Images Dated 2014 June

Garden slug (Arion hortensis)

Garden slug (Arion hortensis) on garden foliage. It is not welcome in gardens but fills an important niche as a decomposer and consumer in forest systems, contributing to ecosystem health. Native to Europe, introduced to Australia

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Agricultural Pest, Air Breathing, Animal, Arion, Arionidae, Black Field Slug, Brown, Crawling, Detritivore, European, Fauna, Garden Pest, Gastropod, Gastropoda, Hermaphrodite, Hermaphroditic, High Angle View, Horticultural Pest, Invasive, Invertebrate, Large, Mollusc, Mucus, Nocturnal, Omnivore, Pulmonate, Roundback Slug, Slimy, Slug, Small Striped Slug, Tentacles, Terrestrial, Variable Colour, Wildlife

10 Jun 2014

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Andean, Chilean, F, Flora, Forest, South America, South American

Peppered moths (Biston betularia)

Peppered moths (Biston betularia), melanic and light-coloured morphs, the dark for camouflage on bark, the lighter for camouflage on lichens. The dark phase is called carbonaria; the light phase is called typica. Europe

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Camouflage, Cryptic, Day, Disguise, Geometridae, Insects, Lepidoptera, Mimic, Moths, Nocturnal, Outdoors, Two Animals