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Banana Slug

Ariolimax californicus

Description:

Bright yellow banana slug

Habitat:

Redwood and pine forest

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2 Comments

auntieanna
auntieanna 11 years ago

Wow, thank you!

namitha
namitha 11 years ago

Hi auntieanna, I think this is Ariolimax californicus. I think the A.columbianus have dark spots on them but maybe there are some other columbianus with plain yellow body too, but I could not find information about that.
.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_slug

auntieanna
Spotted by
auntieanna

Santa Cruz, California, USA

Spotted on Dec 24, 2010
Submitted on May 20, 2012

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