An unusually wet, cool summer has made Southcentral Alaska a particularly hospitable place for an invasive slug species that appears to have made a home in Anchorage’s Hillside.
A European black slug crawls near Smitty's Cove in Whittier on June 16, 2022. Volunteers collected hundreds of the invasive slug during the annual"Whittier Slug-Out" event.
Nearly 50 of the invasive slugs were spotted at the Rabbit Lake Trailhead on Anchorage’s Hillside during the first week of July, as well as another nearby trailhead, Slowik said. The sightings could be a sign that the species has become established in Anchorage for the first time, he said. Slowik said the cool, damp weather this summer in Southcentral Alaska may have played a role in the gastropods’ latest move. The cannibalistic slugs are drawn to hiking trails because of how much dog poop is often found there, Slowik said — “they like to eat poop, and each other,” he said.
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