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glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

fascinating, their yellow color makes them more interesting for me. Are they all yellow or just some individuals?

They are generalist feeders, though they exhibit a preference for certain mushrooms.

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azi@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Most are yellow but they can be more tannish, white, or brown. Pacific banana slugs also often have black or dark brown spots (they look like overripe bananas) that can cover their entire body to make them black. Pacific banana slugs are usually less bright than California banana slugs too The yellow is likely warning colouration: their slime has an anesthetic that numbs the tongue.

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Ledericas@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
slugs will eat carrion if given the chances.

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- azi@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Yeah I’ve seen 'em eating dead slugs
  
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  - Ledericas@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    hence why slugs, snails, aquatic and land ones carry a ton of parasites, they eat each others slime or feces.
    
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