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097.rjb1

Ariolimax columbianus, from the Olympic Peninsula, Washington. Ariolimax columbianusis a native of the West Coast, from Alaska to the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada. This is a large slug, often approaching the size of a banana, and often the light yellow color of a ripe banana, hence its common name, "the "banana slug." The banana slug is the mascot of the University of California at Santa Cruz.

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Identification: Ariolimax columbianus
Contributors: John B. Burch, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
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Subjects: Subject Live Animal; Type Photo; Life Stages and Gender adult/sexually mature

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