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Banana slug spotted munching a leaf by the creek
Original: Ariolimax columbianus hanging out (munching on?) a leaf still attached to its tree down by the creek. These gastropods a
A naturalist photographed an Ariolimax columbianus, the Pacific banana slug, feeding on a leaf still attached to its tree near a creek, noting the gastropods are so abundant locally that a fresh photo could be taken daily. The sighting is drawing warm, low-stakes appreciation from wildlife watchers.
Why now: People enjoy gentle, close-up wildlife encounters with a familiar Pacific Northwest species.
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- Ariolimax columbianus hanging out (munching on?) a leaf still attached to its tree down by the creek. These gastropods are so common in the area that I could get you a new photo of a different slug every day of the week from now until the end of the world. Low-stakes… · mosspiglet@social.mossmelomind.com · 3
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