Slugs Of The PNW

By: Anja & Axel

 Banana Slug
(Ariolimax)
• The banana slug can grow
up to 10 inches long.
• The banana slug can also
move 6.5 inches a minute
• A banana slug’s lifetime
lasts up to 7 years.
• A banana slug’s genus is
Ariolimax
 Leopard Slug
(Limax maximus)
• Leopard slugs can grow to
be 8 inches.
• The pattern of these slugs
skin varies.
• They wreck a lot of crops
• These slugs often live in
big cities
 European Red
Slug (Arion rufus)
• They are typically 75- 180
mm long
• The shape of this slug is
bell shaped
• This slug is an omnivore
• They eat living and dead
plant material and fungi
Cellar Slug (Limax
flavus)
• They can grow up to 8-13
cm
• They live in houses and
gardens
• It has an olive green-
grayish spotted pattern
• It often eats pet food