A ghost slug, Selenochlamys ysbryda, burrowed between two paving slabs in a Swansea back garden.

A ghost slug, Selenochlamys ysbryda, burrowed between two paving slabs in a Swansea back garden.

A ghost slug, Selenochlamys ysbryda, burrowed between two paving slabs in a Swansea back garden.

👻👻👻 Spotted in my garden in Swansea yesterday, what I think is Selenochlamys ysbryda 👻👻👻 Aka the ghost slug 😀
#SelenochlamysYsbryda #GhostSlug #Ysbrydwlithen #SpookySpecies #SwanseaWildlife #BywydGwylltAbertawe #Slug

👻 Meet the Ghost Slug this #Halloween! 🐌

The Ghost Slug (Selenochlamys ysbryda) is a mysterious predator that hunts earthworms deep underground. Its scientific name comes from the Welsh word ysbryd, meaning ghost or spirit - a fitting title for a rather elusive creature!

#GhostSlug #SpookySpecies

Happy Halloween !!🦇🎃

Here are some of the spookily-named species that can be spotted in London... can you think of any more? 🕷️

#Halloween #SpookySpecies #LondonWildlife #LondonNature

Vampire squid • MBARI Swift and mysterious, vampire squid are an icon of life in the deep midwater.

So behind the Dracula cape hides not a monster, but a gentle recycler keeping the deep sea clean.

More about the squid:
www.mbari.org/animal/vampi...

#spookyspecies #biodiversity