Banana slugs are decomposers and play an important role in their ecosystem. They eat detritus (dead organic matter), including fallen leaves and plants, animal feces, moss, and mushroom spores ...

More than 6,500 admitted students and guests came to UC Santa Cruz for Banana Slug Day on April 12, a campuswide event ...

The Banana Slug String Band have a wide array of influences, from folk singers like Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger to ’60s icons like The Grateful Dead and John Sebastian from The Lovin’ Spoonful ...

Over 120 student workers help bring Banana Slug Day to life each year. For thousands of admitted students, Banana Slug Day is more than a campus visit. It’s a chance to see what college life could be ...