UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
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The UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Santa Cruz. The Banana Slugs compete in Division III of the NCAA, mostly in the Coast to Coast Athlet
Banana slug (Ariolimax dolichophallus) at UCSC
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Banana slug
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Banana slugs are a genus of air-breathing, terrestrial gastropod slugs in the family Ariolimacidae. They are often yellow in color and their elongated shape can resemble a banana, thus giving rise to
UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
…UC Santa Cruz had 18 Banana Slugs win NCAA individual championships at the Division III level. UCSC's mascot is the banana slug (specifically, Ariolimax dolichophallus). In 1970, volleyball team member David Van Cleve created the mascot "Banana Slugs" for the UCSC volleyball…
Two Banana Slugs
Head, optic tentacles, and sensory tentacles of a banana slug
Slender banana slug (Ariolimax dolichophallus)
This individual Ariolimax columbianus has numerous black spots. The patterning may be so extensive as to make the animal look almost solid black. Banana slugs have a single lung which opens externally via a pneumostome. The placement of the pneumostome on the mantle helps to distinguish the species of Ariolimax.