Leaf. It’s what’s for dinner. Did you know banana slugs can have up to 27,000 teeth? The molar, the merrier, hey! Can they bite? Sure. Mostly from the bitey end. OMG! Which end!?! We’ve been over this. Don’t worry. A slug rarely bites humans. But if you annoy it, pick it up aggressively, or just deserve it, then maybe. What? You were expecting slugs and kisses? The tiny teeth are actually called denticles. Cute. They are attached in multiple rows on a ribbon-like tongue called a radula. The denticles are curved one way, so when the slug feeds, the radula acts more like a file, rasping away at leaves and other woodsy treats like rotting mushrooms and animal scat, making them essential decomposers in forest ecology. Fun fact: Banana slugs are often bright yellow (giving rise to the banana nomenclature) although they may also be greenish, brown, tan, or white. Image: A banana slug is shown feeding on a salmonberry leaf. NPS/S. Krause #EncuentraTuParque #bananaslugs #Redwoods #slu...