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Banana slug are yellow some may be green brown
and white. Some slugs have black stop to make
them look almost black solid. Slugs use two pairs of
tentacles to sense their environment. They produce
up to 75 translucent eggs, which are laid in a log or
on leaves. The Pacific banana slug is the secondlargest species of terrestrial slug in the world;
growing up to 25 centimeters (9.8 in) long the
largest is limax cinereoniger of Europe, which can
reach 30 centimeters (12 in) in length.
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Ducks and geese and other animals eat
banana slugs. and also some birds and
beetles are slug predators. Frogs, toads,
snakes, hedgehogs, Salamanders, eastern
box turtles, humans. Eat banana slugs and
slugs. Salt is harmful to all slugs.
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Many banana slug species play an
important ecosystem role by eating
dead leaves, fungus, and decaying
vegetable material. Other species eat
parts of living plants. Some slugs are
predators, eating other slugs and snails,
or earthworms.
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The mucus of some species is mildly
poisonous. Most slugs are harmless to
humans and to their interests, but a small
number of species are great pests of
agriculture and horticulture.
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They can destroy foliage faster than
plants can grow, thus killing even fairly
large plants. They also feed on fruits and
vegetables prior to harvest, making holes
in the crop, which can make individual
items unsuitable to sell for aesthetic
reasons and which can make the crop
more vulnerable to rot and disease.
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Augustus A. Gould scientific name in 1851.
August is the one who named the banana
slug and he named it that because for it
bright yellow and then other people found
out there is other colors of the banana
slug.
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Encountered on the ground or within
creek banks and tree roots during the dry
summer months and banana slugs ate
other small plants which are redwood
competitors for space, water, light, and
nutrients. They are usually deposited in
clumps of 30 eggs that will hatch in 3-8
weeks their eggs are about 15-20 mm and
they are colorless eggs.
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In order to hatch, the eggs need
sustained moisture, mild temperatures,
and a good hiding place. Once the eggs
have hatched, it is up to the baby banana
slugs to find their own food for survival.
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Banana slugs are found primarily in
coastal rainforests, where the damp
environs and abundance of decaying
leaves and mushrooms provide ideal
habitats for slugs. Slugs breathe
through their skin and a single lung,
and both organs must be damp in
order to function.
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Banana slugs get their name because
these large slugs resemble bananas, at
least the yellow variants. Banana
slugs, like all slugs, are
hermaphrodites. Banana slugs do not
rank high on any predator’s list of
desired foods due to their slime.
Types of banana slugs
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There are all cans of banana slugs there
are green, yellow the most common
gray and white some banana slugs have
dot that make them look black.
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