banana slugs

Election Anxiety Overshadowed by Banana-Slug Gate

Clear evidence of a banana slug caught yellow-footed eating a California poppy. Credit: Mike Kahn.

Californians in shock as news spreads of state slug caught in the act of eating the state flower.

Science Spotlight: Banana Slug Slime

A banana slug shows off its slime in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Photo by Sarah McQuate.

Spiky proteins called mucins allow banana slugs to crawl over all kinds of ground cover.