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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 (Helix aspersa)
  • Kentish snail (Monacha cantiana)*
  • Field Slug (Deroceras reticulatus)
  • Black slug (Arion ater)
  • White-lipped snail (Cepea hortensis)*
  • Brown-lipped Snail (Cepaea nemoralis)*
  • Great Pond Snail (Lymnaea stagnalis)*
  • Ear Pond Snail (Lymnaea auricularia)*
  • Ramshorn Snail (Planorbis planorbis)
  • Great Ramshorn Snail (Planorbis corneus)
  • Common Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)

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)

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