Found this big boy on my back porch. The banana slug is native to the Pacific Northwest region of the USA, it is one of the largest slugs in the world growing up to ten inches long… my slug isn’t that big though

  • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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    20 hours ago

    I don’t think that’s safe lol didn’t a kid die from eating a slug? Not sure if it applies to this species but I wouldn’t chance it.

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      17 hours ago

      eating =/= licking - but fwiw you’ve eaten plenty of slug slime in your life. While there are slug-borne parasites, the ones which are a threat to humans cannot live in the mucous itself (at least with banana slugs…)