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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

It's a banana slug. Fiat Slug!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_slug

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

slugs will eat carrion if given the chances.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah I've seen 'em eating dead slugs

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

hence why slugs, snails, aquatic and land ones carry a ton of parasites, they eat each others slime or feces. parasites love to use gastropods and decapods(crustaceans( as secondary hosts,

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