Native Australian Red Triangle Slug (Haiku) by Leigh van der Veen

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After rain, timid 

tentacles rise. Gum leaf-like, 

algae grazer, glides.

Photo taken by Leigh van der Veen

Did you know?

Red triangle slugs are Australia’s largest native land slug. They can grow up to 14 cm long. They are safe in your vegetable garden as they prefer the microscopic algae found on smooth-barked eucalypt trees.

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