What is the banana slug? The banana slug is named for its resemblance to a ripe (or overripe, in the case of spotted individuals) banana. It’s one of the slowest creatures on Earth, moving at a ...

They’re slithery, slimy and they love to make a smorgasbord of your crops. The drab and inconspicuous slug continues to increase its rank of pests you should scout for and monitor in your corn and ...

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 ...