Our #ParkRangers are a great resource for learning about the redwoods…and banana slugs! #BananaSlugs #FindYourPark #Redwood [Video descriptions: two rangers are walking on a trail through the redwood forest. One of the rangers is filming the video as the other ranger is walking and talking about the redwoods. The ranger in front of the camera keeps getting sidetracked by banana slug facts. The ranger behind the camera points the camera at the ground while explaining the video isn’t supposed to b

They’re slimy! They’re sloooow! And they have a very interesting sex life! For today’s #EverythingButTheBirdFriday, we bring you the one and only Banana Slug, your friendly Pacific Northwest gastropod. Traveling at a whopping 6.5 inches per minute, banana slugs are one of the slowest creatures on earth. The amazing slime they rely on to keep them moist has multiple purposes, from locomotion to nutrition to keeping predators at bay (it numbs their tongues!). Banana slugs are hermaphrodites, so te

This is BANANAS 🍌! The second largest slug in the WORLD can grow up to 25cm (9.8 inches) long and hit a top speed of a whopping 16.5cm (6.5 inches) per minute (0.009 km/hr or 0.006 miles/ hr) . Banana slugs are named after their yellow to green colour and black-brown spots/blobs, which resemble the appearance of a banana of any ripeness! They are also long and narrow, similar to a banana’s shape. Their colour depends on diet and environmental factors such as moisture and light exposure. Slugs a