Banana Slug

[RogersDA]

Not a great shot, but it was quite large.

[Eric&Susan]

I've seen some of those things about 9" long. When I was a kid my aunt hated those things and would pay me 25 cents for each one I would shoot with my bb gun. I would go out and shot 10-12 make sure they were dead then go get her to show her. After a while she didn't want to see them so she would say here's five bucks go kill some slugs. I was one big bad hunter:rofl

Eric

[RogersDA]

I was one big bad hunter:rofl Eric

:eat

Hopefully you saved that cash for camera gear!!

[leaforte]

So like baby pigeons...has any one ever really seen a baby banana slug?

[Cantfeelmyfingers]

Ewww.. I'm not sure what I was expecting from the title! I saw banana.. not the 'slug' part lol. Lovely photo from the brief moment I looked at it.. until I realized it was a little slimy creature! I just can't bring myself to look at him too closely! lol I'm such a girl!

[Dee]

Aren't they fun? It's a mascot of one of our schools out here in California (no nasty comments, please!) :D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Santa_Cruz

I finally found one when I was shooting fall leaves. I took a few photos of the slug among the leaves on the ground, then found a branch and kind of got it on the branch and had poor hubby hold it in the air for me so I could get more shots of it.

A few weeks later we saw some smaller skinnier ones not too far from the edge of the road.

I must admit they sure are strange looking critters. I have no idea what they feel like because I didn't touch the slug.

At least they don't move very fast, so they make great subjects. I understand you can see them along the coast into the Pacific Northwest. They are various colors too.

You need a small f-stop to get it in focus. I think now I'd use my telephoto, but at the time I didn't have one.

I saw a mailbox on the side of the road with the slug featured. Only if you ask nicely will I try to find the photo and post it for you :D

[Skippy]

Not a great shot, but it was quite large.



What a beast! I've never seen one of these before David.
It doesn't look ugly though, love the under part of the body we can just see as it glides along.

Interesting shot :thumb .... Skippy :D
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[Elaine]

Oh yes...these are quite prevelant here in Oregon! They can wreak havoc in a garden. My brother was quite the slug hunter, growing up, too! This one doesn't seem to have spots...maybe that's a maturity thing?

[swintonphoto]

Did you know banana slugs can hang from trees on their own slime trail? Yum!

[leaforte]

In the tree's? My gosh, northwest wolverines! Can you imagine a slug jumping. Those two words (slug/jump) just don't go together. What an oxymoron!