robogenesis's Journal

With a 2' blacklight fixture, an RGB-LED lamp set to blue, and a simple fitted sheet on a PVC frame; These are the observations I've been able to make so far (plus several observations on the nearby moth-baited tree).

Currently subjects are anesthetized in 5% iso alcohol solution until unresponsive, euthanized in 91% iso alcohol, then dissected and photographed in water. Reproductive systems are preserved in ~80% iso alcohol after photographing. Isopropyl alcohol is used due to availability and cost.

Resources I'm using:

• GENITAL MORPHOLOGY DIFFERENTIATES THREE
  SUBSPECIES OF THE TERRESTRIAL SLUG ARION ATER
  (LINNÆUS, 1758) S.L. AND REVEALS A CONTINUUM
  OF INTERMEDIATES WITH THE INVASIVE A. VULGARIS
  MOQUIN-TANDON, 1855

• Slugs: A Guide to the Invasive and Native Fauna of California
• https://idtools.org/mollusk/index.cfm?packageID=1178&entityID=8188