Have you ever wondered if slugs can smile — or if they even have teeth? Their smooth bodies and simple appearance might ...

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California is close to having two new state symbols — a famous slug and an expensive crab. About the banana slug: You can find the slugs in coastal lowlands, where they have a symbiotic relationship ...

After getting some reassurance that Big Basin’s redwoods were going to be OK, my mind turned to the fate of an equally beloved and significantly less fire-resistant organism in the park: the banana ...

Scientists at UC Santa Cruz have completed the first end-to-end genome of the iconic Pacific banana slug, a species synonymous with California’s coastal redwood forests and the university’s beloved ...

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 state ...