What type of slug is this?

Question

I almost stepped on the poor fella because he looked more like a tree branch. Not used to seeing slugs so big. He's very neat looking, since he has an orange ''rim'' along the bottom. I'm also curious if he's suppose to have that ''hole'', or if that's an injury.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/PureMuttz/HPIM1437.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/PureMuttz/HPIM1432.jpg

Thanks Yahzmin. The European Red Slug looks identical to this fella. I knew he didn't look as common as most of the slugs around here.

He was VERY photogenic, too. :)

Answer 1

Think this may be the fellow -- European Red Slug. The "hole" is natural -- a respiratory pore.
"The European red slug, Arion rufus L, is common to sites in the Pacific Northwest.

It can be distinguished from other slugs by the placement of the respiratory pore before the mid-point of the mantle; a back without a keel; and heavily wrinkled skin. It is generally 70-100 mm in length and variable in color ranging from reddish, orange, brown or black. The foot fringe is mostly red with stripes. The optics tentacles are dark (Godan, 1983)."

http://oregonstate.edu/Dept/nurspest/Europeanredslug.htm

Cool photos, btw!

Answer 2

Just a typical slug.. He may have been bitten by another animal/bug, or someone put salt on him.

How cute! :)

[1st link]
The Kinds of Slugs:
In addition to the banana slug, there are as many as 40 different kinds of slugs in the United States and over 750 varieties of snails. Here are three of the slugs you will be most likely to see:

Common garden slug: The most common type of slug, these creatures are about an inch long, dark and have a yellow stripe on their sides.

Black slug: These are really big – the T-Rex of slugs! They grow to about six inches longs and, as the name says, are black.

Gray field slug: About 1 and ½ inches long, this slug is gray or tan in color.

Answer 3

I'm not sure what kind it is but I think it's just a normal garden slug. Why don't you try finding a slug identification chart at google?