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

Banana Slugs (Ariolimax sp.) are impressively large terrestrial slugs known for their yellow coloring, but they can exist in a spectrum of shades from bright banana yellow, to greenish, to brown, to spotted, to almost black. Color can be an indication of subspecies, habitat, age, diet, light exposure, temperature, and moisture..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