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
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Santa Clara County Park’s banana slugs wish you a slime filled Valentine’s Day! 💝 🍌 Banana slug mating is some of the most interesting behavior in the animal kingdom. It’s a long, slimy, and occasionally carnivorous affair. Courtship begins with an exchange of gooey love letters, where slugs leave pheromone infused slime trails to signal their readiness to mate. During courtship, they nibble on each other’s slime, assessing compatibility through taste. After the taste test, things get cozy as
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