Banana Slug Ariolimax Columbianus
Who new that slugs could be so fascinating? I have only been studying these little, under-appreciated, organisms for about a week now and have learned a lot of interesting things about them. Did you know that only a few slugs are actually native to Oregon? The banana slug Ariolimax Columbianus is the most common of these species. Slugs that you find in your garden are most likely and invasive species, such as the leopard slug Limax Maximus. These slugs are faster than the banana slugs which provides an advantage because they actually eat other species of slugs. Slugs are also hermaphroditic so they have both male and female genitalia. When they mate they fertilize both ways and all slugs are capable of laying eggs. However, sometimes their penises become stuck and they then have to gnaw it off. After that they will only only be females which then creates a greater female population than male.
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