Mastodawn

They have a bizarre and somewhat brutal biological quirk. Because their anatomy is so large, they occasionally get "stuck" during mating. When this happens, one slug will actually chew off the other's phallus to separate. This is called apophallation. The "victim" then lives the rest of its life as a female (they are #hermaphrodites).

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earthling 18h ago

A banana slug navigates difficult terrain in Pacific Grove, California, US. It has a phallus that can stretch the entire length of its body (up to 15cm), and it emits a tongue-numbing mucous to deter predators.

Photograph: Rory Merry/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

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Inat Repost Bot 2d ago

https://inaturalist.org Observation of the Day for Mar 27, 2026: Antidrymaeus stramineus [Mollusca], by user: floydh
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/345004880
Youngmans Valley, Cumberland Watershed, St Vincent and the Grenadines
2026-03-24T10:55:00-04:00
Credit: (c) floydh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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#inaturalist #inaturalistorg #citizenscience #antidrymaeusstramineus #antidrymaeusstramineus #youngmansvalley #cumberlandwatershed #stvincentandthegrenadines #mollusca #animals #molluscs #gastropods #heterobranchs #commonlandsnailsandslugs

ICYMARE Conference Mar 3

Session 3.3 Molluscan Research from Biology to Management hosted by Fedor Lishchenko and Elizaveta Vlasova
#ICYMARE2026Bremen #molluscs #ecology #marinemolluscs #marineecology #earlycareerconference #oceandecade

Inat Repost Bot Feb 24

https://inaturalist.org Observation of the Day for Feb 23, 2026: Calliostoma [Mollusca], by user: kychinmay
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338864768
Raigarh, IN-MH, IN
2024-02-14T09:12:00+05:30
Credit: (c) Chinmay Sonawane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Art History Animalia Feb 15

#Sciart for #ValentinesDay 💕:
Heart Cockles! (Corculum cardissa)
“Cardium,” Plate 59 in General Conchology by William Wood (London, 1815)
Via Biodiversity Heritage Library:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/51003621825/
#Shells #Mollusks #Molluscs