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Banana Slug, Washington USA [OC] (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/photography@lemmy.world
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Took this one near a waterfall off a service road at the base of Mt. Rainier.

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[–] 10 points 7 months ago (6 children)

One thing to love about banana slugs: the name is a perfect description of the color (sometimes) and size. The picture doesn't really put it completely into context, but these mofos are huge! They can grow up to 26 cm/10 inches long!

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    I just read today they're the second largest slug!

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    The largest is the Leopard slug, yeah? I saw one of them in Ireland a few years back and it had some really neat looking patterns.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago*

    Unfortunately you don't have to go that far to find them; leopard slugs are among the invasive slugs taking over the PNW (I find them in my garden constantly). I will admit, though, that they are super cool, especially when they're full grown. Watching them hunt is a hoot, like a slow-mo kaiju.

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    • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Banana slugs are so cool! Unfortunately they're being displaced by invasive European slugs. I hardly ever see bananas anymore...

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 7 months ago*

    This is the first one I've seen in the wild, and they are fascinating to watch! I probably spent an hour just following it around while it slimed along every surface in its path.

    I didn't realize they were being displaced..

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    • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    That first picture makes it look enormous. We need a banana for scale. Very cool find BTW.

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    [–] 3 points 7 months ago*

    Lovely waterfall environment.

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    [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    Kiss it for the street cred

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    [–] 3 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Darn things ate my apples last year while they were still buds

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    woah, did you have a bunch of them swarming your trees?

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    • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring,
    Banana slug...

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    [–] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    By Jesus-Thor how big is that thing

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