25K views · 71 reactions | The mighty banana slug is an important member of the redwood forest community and the University of California Santa Cruz's iconic mascot. Did any of these facts surprise you? Tap the link in bio to learn more about these cute creatures.  @kicking.girl | KQED | Facebook

Check out this slimy slug friend munching this mushroom. This is a #BananaSlug #Ariolimax (species complex) absolutely plowing through this whitish mushroom with its iron imbued radula scrapers (basically iron teeth). I find that speeding these slugs up in time lapse makes them much more relatable and fun to watch. Hope you enjoy all the hearty monching!.This past year has been a tough one for me. On this day last year I had some major life changes that shifted my direction in life and forced me

35K views · 897 reactions | This is now officially a Banana Slug Stan account. I absolutely love finding these bright yellow slugs exploring the forest floor, even when I’m competing with them for mushrooms (which is often). #bananaslug #bananaslugs #ariolimax #slug #slugs #sluglove #slugsquad #naturevibes #timelapse #biology #ucsc #natureeducation #fascinatedbyfungi #naturevideo #biology #learnonfacebook | Fascinated By Fungi | Facebook

Deep in my banana slug era..Banana slugs are equipped with 4 sensory stalks, 2 eye stalks, and 2 chemical receptor “taste” stalks. They eat using a set of iron imbued scrapers known as a radula. The hole in the side of the head is called a pneumostome, it is where they breathe and breed. .They glide around on a layer of water loving (hygroscopic) slime that serves not only as their way of getting around but also as a defense against predators (licking a banana slug is not a pleasant experience).