Smile, This is Your Final Portrait

The black velvet leatherleaf slug carries parasites that are a threat to human and animal health including the rat lungworm parasite.

[Lin]

This is spooky in so many ways - I love it!

[Wendy]

@linnypinny That is exactly what I wanted. Thanks so much for the comment and the fav. May the nasty thing RIP.

[Dave]

Eerily beautiful.

[Wendy]

@darchibald Had I not researched it, it might still be alive... utterly disgusting. Thanks!

[Mona Chrome]

Everyone’s final portrait should be this lovely. Nasty made nice.

[*lynn]

brilliant and creepy photo!

[Wendy]

@monachorome That makes a good title

[Wendy]

@lynnz Thanks!

[Rick]

Nice capture.

[Graeme Stevens]

Just yesterday I was reading an article about a teen that ate a slug on a dare at a party….rat lungworm was to blame for his demise. Morale? Stick to booze.

[Kathy A]

Love that smiley face

[Yao RL]

wow super creepy.

[haskar]

I like the mood you created here.

[Corinne C]

Such a beautiful composition and color. I had no clue about this slug!

[Vincent]

Well done on thinking outside the box!

[Junko Y]

Wow, so many questions, so full of intrigue -- full of fascination!

[Renee Salamon]

Fabulous image and lots of questions

[Shutterbug]

I love the blue color. I think the juxtaposition of the smiley face with with the slug is interesting.

[Dee L.]

Well the smiley face helps. Haha!

[Wendy]

@flygirl @shutterbug49 @rensala @jyokota @vincent24 @corinnec @haskar @yaorenliu @kjarn @graemestevens @rickster549 I guess I should shoot more slugs. Thanks for the comments and favs.🤍

[Boxplayer]

Rather disturbing naturally

[Ann H. LeFevre]

The "happy face" next to the dark slug makes for an image you can't stop looking at. I don't like any slugs- brown, black or whatever! But I do like this picture-congrats on making it into the finalists of eotb 157.