Carpathian Blue Slug

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Bielzia coerulans

Carpathian Blue Slug, a reference photo
Photo: Alex Zelenko · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Bielzia coerulans, commonly known as the Carpathian blue slug or simply the blue slug, is a species of very large land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Limacidae, the keelback slugs.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Carpathian Blue Slug being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Stylommatophora
Family
Limacidae
Genus
Bielzia
Species
Bielzia coerulans

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