You’ve probably beheld a bright yellow banana slug on a hike in the Santa Cruz Mountains or perhaps even in your own backyard. But now, the beautiful banana slug is officially the California ...

Below the majestic trees and prehistoric ferns that grace California’s redwood forests lives a weird and slimy creature: the banana slug. Named for their bright yellow color, banana slugs aren’t that ...

I became obsessed with banana slugs while hiking in Big Basin in 2019, and I snapped hundreds of photos of the otherworldly bright yellow creatures. That was before I even knew how truly bizarre ...

The Pacific banana slug is characterized by its sometimes-dappled yellow coloring and impressive size that ranks it the second-largest land slug in the world. They often live in the coastal forests of ...

They are often bright yellow, but can also be tan, green, or brown, and some have black spots. Banana slugs are typically 15-20 cm long, and slender in shape.

The book contains more than 20 bright, whimsical watercolors detailing the slug family’s adventure in the forest surrounding the UCSC campus. Rebele mused on why the slug is such an appealing ...

California is close to having two new state symbols — a famous slug and an expensive crab. UC Santa Cruz students and alums have something to celebrate. Their mascot, the banana slug, is about ...