A little something different for today. I believe this to be some form of banana slug, perhaps Elisolimax madagascariensis. Just one of the many weird and wonderful creatures to be found in Madagascar. I was staying in the east-coast town of Maroantsetra when I spotted this handsome guy. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (at 200mm with Canon 500D close up filter) ISO 100, f/22 at 1/60th of a second, two Nikon SB-600 flash units.
With a name like Elisiolimax, I can only imagine the abuse this poor slug suffered on the playground. “Hey Elisiolimax, do you want to drink a Pepsi Max, huh?” or “Hey Elisiolimax, the alphabet called an it wants all its vowels back” or “Elisiolimax? More like Elisi-sucks-a**”. Juvenile slugs can be so cruel.
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A little something different for today. I believe this to be some form of banana slug, perhaps Elisolimax madagascariensis. Just one of the many weird and wonderful creatures to be found in Madagascar. I was staying in the east-coast town of Maroantsetra when I spotted this handsome guy. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (at 200mm with Canon 500D close up filter) ISO 100, f/22 at 1/60th of a second, two Nikon SB-600 flash units.
With a name like Elisiolimax, I can only imagine the abuse this poor slug suffered on the playground. “Hey Elisiolimax, do you want to drink a Pepsi Max, huh?” or “Hey Elisiolimax, the alphabet called an it wants all its vowels back” or “Elisiolimax? More like Elisi-sucks-a**”. Juvenile slugs can be so cruel.
HAHA I was thinking the same thing. At least they’re beautiful looking, so maybe that helped balance things out.
Gooey.
Sean, you may be the only person in my universe who would be so excited about finding a slug in the jungle!