11005-00503 Semi-slug (Otoconcha dimidiata) adult on forest floor. Lives in rotting logs but is rarely seen. This slug-like snail has a very thin, cap-like shell hidden under its mantle in the rounded swelling behind the head. It is the preferred prey of the carnivorous Paua slug (Schizoglossa novoseelandica). Found in both the North and South Islands. Rangataua Forest. *
11005-00604 Paua slug (Schizoglossa novoseelandica novoseelandica) showing individuals both active and resting. An inhabitant of rainforests in the North Island only. It is carnivorous and predatory, preferring to eat snails from the subfamily Otoconchinae, especially Otoconcha dimidiata, but also feeding on earthworms, and occasinally its own species (cannibalism). Mangawhero *
