A Garden Slug on Giant Mushroom | 10% to shy-fox

When I was taking photos of the giant mushrooms, a slug slowly crawled up and sat a while on the cap. It soon attracted my attention to it and I thought that was thrilled moment to see such a slug on the mushroom. Yep, only the giants could be a place for this slug. I first thought that I would not be able to capture it due to the lighting problem and waiting for it to come out was likely wasting time because the way it moved made me hate to wait.

So, I tried to adjust the ISO on a smartphone by expecting I could find some clear shots, but I finally realized that I could not increase the ISO up to 400, which would damage the picture by noise. I little did that and try to stay on the proper ISO, in consequence, I would miss the focus. Nevertheless, this slug might be taken even I was disappointed with the result. Even though it is sticky and blacky mollusk, it may be also considered as part of the beauty that nature provides.

This slug is large and bulky with long coarse tubercles on the side and back that can be distinguished from mature adults by the presence of lateral stripes and included in the colorless group slug, though very sticky, and it lacks a keel. It is generally seen in any well-vegetated area, including gardens.

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Camera	Nikon D7000
Category	Nature Photography
Lens	Tamron Tele-Macro 70-300