Pacific Banana Slug
The Pacific banana slug (Ariolimax columbianus) is the world's second-largest terrestrial slug in the world and can grow up to 9.8 inches (25 cm) long. They live on the forest floors in the Pacific Northwest, and are most often seen cruising along the leaf litter or on decaying wood at a maximum speed of 6 1⁄2 inches (17 cm) per minute. Because they get moisture through their skin, banana slugs need a moist environment in order to survive, and the wet, mild climate of western Washington, Oregon and British Columbia meets that need perfectly. This one was found in a disturbed suburban park in Kent, Washington.
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America, Animalia, Ariolimacidae, Ariolimacinae, Ariolimax, Ariolimax californicus, Ariolimax columbianus, Ariolimax dolichophallus, Arionoidea, Eupulmonata, Euthyneura, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Kent, King County, Mill Creek, Mollusca, PNW, Pacific Banana Slug, Pacific NW, Pacific Northwest, Panpulmonata, Sigmurethra, Stylommatophora, USA, United States, Washington, animal, banana slug, biology, brown, bug, close, close up, closeup, cochlea, crawling, creature, creep, creepy, critter, detail, dirty, fauna, forest, gastropod, gross, head, icky, invertebrate, land slug, mollusc, mollusk, mottled, natural, nature, organism, sliding, slime, slimy, slow, slug, sluggish, snail, spots, spotted, wild, wildlife, winter, woods
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