Leopard Slugs Mating

Picture series by Martina Eleveld.

Leopard slug (Limax maximus)
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When both slugs have successfully reached a suitable position on a wall or a tree, they will lower themself in mid air using a long, elastic slime rope. Then they intertwine hanging on the rope's end and start mating.