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Natural History of Radley

 
Invertebrates

- Molluscs (mollusca)

- Crustaceans (crustacea)

- Millipedes (diplopoda)

- Centipedes (chilopoda)

- Woodlice (isopoda)

   

Isopoda, Diplopoda and Chilopoda

  • Common Centipede (Lithobius forficatus)
  • Common Smooth Woodlouse (Oniscus asellus)
  • Common Rough Woodlouse (Porcellio scaber)
  • Pill Woodlouse
    • Armadillium vulgare
    • Armadillum depressum
  • Water Louse (Asellus aquaticus)

Pill woodlouse photographed 30 April 2005 by B Crowley, ID by S Gregory

Armadillium depressum (30 April 2005)

 

Porcellio Scaber, photographed 30 April 2005 by B Crowley

Porcellio Scaber (30 April 2005)
   

Mollusca (molluscs) etc

Common snail on nettle leaf, photographed 31 May 2005 by B Crowley, ID by S Gregory

Kentish snail (Monacha cantiana)

(31 May 2005)*
   

Cepaea nemoralis, photographed 17 July 2005 by B Crowley

Brown lipped snail (Cepaea nemoralis)

(17 July 2005)*

Lymnaea auricularia, photographed 13 July 2005 by Antonia Cox (ISIS Divers). ID by Bob Eeles.

Lymnaea auricularia on bed of Bullfield lake

(13 July 2005)*

   

White-lipped snail, photographed 31 July 2005 by B Crowley

White-lipped snail (Cepaea hortensis)

(31 July 2005)*

Great pond snail (Lymnea stagnalis) photographed 29 July 2005 by B Crowley, ID by S Gregory

Great pond snail (Lymnea stagnalis) in lake.

(29 July 2005)*

   

Black slug, photographed 5 August 2005 by B Crowley

Black slug (Arion ater)

(5 August 2005)

Great Ramshorn Snail (shell) photographed at Thrupp Lake 03 June 2010 by B Crowley

Great Ramshorn Snail (oblique view)

(Large shell (~ 35mm diameter) found in Thrupp Lake, 03 June 2010)*
   

Leopard Slug (Limax maximus) photographed 23 August 2010 by B Crowley

Leopard Slug (Limax maximus)

This is one enormous and beautiful slug (if it is possible for slugs to be beautiful).

This individual was found taking an exploratory tour of the barbecue during the recent rainy weather.

(23 August 2010)

Leopard Slug (Limax maximus) photographed 23 August 2010 by B Crowley

Leopard Slug (Limax maximus)

The same specimen as shown left, stretched out to his (?) full length of around 15cm.

(23 August 2010)
   

Leopard Slug (Limax maximus) photographed 23 August 2010 by B Crowley

Leopard Slug (Limax maximus)

This is a different individual to the one above, but found at the same time in the same vicinity - presumably the other half of a pair.

(23 August 2010)

Tree slug (Limax marginatus) photographed 01 August 2010 by B Crowley

Tree slug (Limax marginatus)

This one is a bit more normal sized, but still quite large at around 6 cm, and likes to climb trees.

(01 August 2010)

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