The Great Banana Slug
by Tikvah's Hope
Title
The Great Banana Slug
Artist
Tikvah's Hope
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
While in California I came across this huge slug. It is known as a giant banana slug.
Banana slugs are detritivores, or decomposers. They process leaves, animal droppings, and dead plant material, and then recycle them into soil humus.They seem to have a fondness for mushrooms, and they spread seeds and spores when they eat, and excrete a nitrogen rich fertilizer. By consuming detritus (dead organic matter) slugs contribute to decomposition and the nutrient cycles, and are an important aspect of the ecosystem.
Raccoons, garter snakes, ducks, geese and salamanders sometimes eat banana slugs; they roll the slugs in soil to bind the slime. Juvenile banana slugs are sometimes eaten by shrews or moles
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February 7th, 2015
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Sandra Underwood
I have to say never have seen this kind of slug before. great capture.
Tikvah's Hope replied:
Thank you very much, Sandra. This one was quite unique in the fact I had not seen one like this one before either.
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