08/30/2026
A bunch of my photos from across New Brunswick & P.E.I. from the last couple weeks on vacation! And why I haven't been terribly active the last bit! Had an absolute blast! Saw a lot of marine life along the coast, managed to take one loch ness monster style photo of a Minke Whale at the end there. Saw tons of Periwinkle snails & Barnacles. Very beautiful along the east coast! Unfortunately very low diversity of Snail & Slug species across the board due to such high ratio of coniferous woodlands and generally less resources for many native species compared to other regions like Ontario & BC. But it's not without its merits!
Winding Mantleslugs natively occur along the east coast in Canada and managed to spot 2 while there. Also, home to a large population of Tree Slugs! They're the final member of the Limacidae family with confirmed establishment here in Canada I've yet to work with! With behavior and ecology very similar to our native Mantleslug species but seemingly having a higher tolerance for the ecosystems out east! And finally White Lipped Grove Snails! Canada's only cross-native snail species with a special history! Archeological records of the east coast date shells of this species occuring earlier than the first viking landing on the east coast, researching supporting the species occuring in Canada almost 8000 years ago. Making them a species native to the region as they now play a role in the ecosystem unlike their more commonly represented cousins the Brown-lipped Grove Snail! The species even shows explicitly adapted behavior such as camouflage with blooming Goldenrod flowers!
