yellow slug

Japanese: yellow slug(英語表記)yellowslug
yellow slug

…In recent years, European red slugs have invaded and spread into urban areas. The red slug ( Limax flavus ) (illustration) is a long and slender slug about 10cm long, with a body color ranging from pale yellow to gray-black, dotted with black-brown spots, and a cap-shaped mantle membrane on the back of the head, within which is a small, thin, flat, degenerated shell. It invaded Yokohama in the early Meiji period, and has since spread to cities, towns, and villages throughout the country, but does not live in mountain forests. …

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Japanese:

…近年はヨーロッパ産のコウラナメクジ類が都会に侵入し広がっている。コウラナメクジ(別名キイロナメクジ)Limax flavus(英名yellow slug)(イラスト)は体長10cmくらいで細長く,体色は淡黄色より灰黒色まであり,黒褐色斑を散らし,頭部背上に笠形の外套(がいとう)膜がのり,その中に小さく薄い平らな退化した殻(甲羅)がある。明治の初めころ,横浜に侵入し,その後全国の都市町村に広がり分布しているが,山林にはすまない。…

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