Stylish Slugs

 

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I know everyone has their favorite slug.  Hell ever since Vincent Vega donned the UC Santa Cruz shirt in Pulp Fiction, mine has been the Banana Slug (See Above Picture).  I just thought they were a bold choice as a college mascot, second only to the Golden Gophers.   I got to see one of these critters in real life on my first visit to The Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz.  They are HUGE for slugs!  I was used to caterpillars, snails, earthworms, and the like.  The typical link-shaped squirmy creature.  I had a mini, albeit masculine, freakout when I first saw these guys.  They really look like living bananas, much like a Walking Stick looks like a stick with legs.  And man, do they stick to concrete.

Anyway I digress.  You can imagine my disappointment/excitement when a cooler, and much more flamboyant slug was discovered in the mountains of Australia:

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It is truly, bigger, stronger, faster, and more stylish than the lame California slug.

Not to nerd out too much, but the one amazing thing about both of these species is that they are both found in very small regions of the world, on opposite ends of the earth (almost exactly).  Brothers?  Cousins?  Former Lovers?  All are possible scenarios.