The trail of slime can often imperil or slow down attackers such as Pacific giant salamanders and northwestern garter snakes—common banana slug predators. When ingested, the slime can make ...

The banana slug has been officially recognized as the California state slug. Assemblymember Gail Pellerin championed the bill, highlighting the slug’s importance to the ecosystem and its cultural ...

A banana slug moves on fallen redwood leaves and sticks in the Cascade Creek property near Pescadero in 2019. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Originally Published: October 13, 2024 at 10:37 a.m.

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 ...

In a series of bills signed into law on Sept. 27, the banana slug, Dungeness crab, and black abalone join a plethora of other wildlife in representing California. This recognition brings attention ...

Gavin Newsom on Friday. State legislation now decrees that California's official crustacean is the Dungeness crab, the state slug is the banana slug and the official seashell is the black abalone.