redwood ecology

A big bright yellow banana slug is turned to look at a tiny slug next it.

All hail the banana slug, California’s new state symbol

by April Kilcrease on

Slimy, yellow, impossibly slow, and so very beloved. The banana slug, humble hero of the redwoods, is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Thanks to Assembly Bill 1850, the iconic mollusk has been officially crowned California’s state slug. More than …