Slug Pneumostome

I had to pick up a package one day and along the way came upon 2 neat things:

1. This is a slug. A European red slug, Arion rufus, to be more precise (aren't I always precise?). I've seen many of these around my neighborhood, they come in this reddish-brown body with a striped burnt orange foot (at first I thought they were dog turds on the ground). Anyways I never examined them closely before and never noticed that circular depression on the right side of its body. That is its pneumostome. It's breathing pore! This one is very easy to see, I wish I could've seen it breathe, I've never seen a slug breathe before. It never opened, maybe it was scared? It didn't seem scared as it did not hesitate coming towards the camera all curious and bold.














2. There is some kind of muskrat/beaver/rat thing living in the neighborhood! There is a small island in the complex that is connected to the larger wetland preservation area behind it via some aqueduct. Anyways I don't know if the creatures live in the small island or commutes in from the larger wetland but I saw 2 foraging in the small island on my way to pick up a package.
The pictures don't get any better unfortunately and there was lots of brush in the way but here you see most of its body. They must've known I was there but seemed unperturbed by my picture taking. And my camera is not quiet. Anyways I dog came by and that commotion scared them away.







Anyways, little happenings all around :)