Pacific Banana Slug
All banana slugs have two pairs of tentacles. The upper pair is the largest, and they are used to detect light intensity or lack of light, much in the way our eyes do. The smaller pair is used to detect and differentiate smells., much in the way our noses do. For protection, both pairs of tentacles can be retracted inside the slug's body in case of danger. 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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