Deep in my banana slug era..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 hole in the side of the head is called a pneumostome, it is where they breathe and breed. .They glide around on a layer of water loving (hygroscopic) slime that serves not only as their way of getting around but also as a defense against predators (licking a banana slug is not a pleasant experience).

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