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

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