Slime refers to mucus—the same stuff that coats your nose and lungs—found on the outside of an animal’s body. Banana slug slime contains nasty chemicals that numb the tongue of any animal that ...

3. They Are Slow . Banana slugs are extraordinarily slow.   A speedy banana slug only moves 7.5 inches per minute. The same study measured some moving a mere 4.6 inches per minute.

Banana slugs are slip-slidin' away on their life-giving trails of slime By Jerry George Dec 2, 2006 The gluttonous, hedonist banana slug was encountered just after the first winter sprinkles.

Banana slug slime contains nasty chemicals that numb the tongue of any animal that attempts to nibble it, discouraging predators like raccoons, who have to go to the trouble of removing the slime if ...