Banana Slugs🐌

Banana Slugs are a type of terrestrial slug, identifiable by their bright yellow color and elongated size. There are various different sub-species of banana slug. The most variety of these species is present in California, home to the Button, California, and Slender banana slug species. Banana slugs typically reside in the Pacific Northwest, but some have settled farther east in places like the Canadian Rockies and Yosemite National Park.

One sub-species of the banana slug common here in Washington is the Pacific Banana Slug. The Pacific Banana Slug is the 2nd largest species of terrestrial slug in the world, growing up to 10 inches long. They also produce mucus that is capable of numbing the tongues of predators.