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Is that a slug?, I don’t think I have ever seen one evolve past the usual shape.
Yeah I think the common name is “leaf-veined slug”
I saw this one once and tried to look around for more but no luck, apparently they’re kind of common but I never saw one again since
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Was out camping by the fire when this little guy strolled onto me - it’s a Scorpionfly, aka panorpa communis, of the order mecoptera. They’re common here in the UK around this time of year, with males having a tail resembling a scorpion (no stinger) which they use for mating purposes. Their curved tail and ‘beak’ are really cool, and I’ve read that members of their species are known for elaborate mating rituals such as bringing ‘nuptual gifts’ of dead insects and masses of saliva!
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