you of the eastern forests, several species of trillium grace these forests, the odor of the giant wakerobinenly! some of california's strangest creatures are also found here. redwood forests may not be the most diverse habitat here in this part of california, but they add diversity because there's things here that you don't find in other habitats and this is one of them. this may be emblematic of redwood forests. it's a giant slug - it's called a banana slug. can you guess why? that's right, it's the color of a banana and it's about the length of a banana too. it's an incredibly large slug - it's one of the largest in the world. it's extremely important here ecologically because he's going around eating and functioning as a decomposer because he's going around eating dead stuff-fallen leaves and vegetation - cycling and recycling nutrients in this system. they have interesting biology. they're hermaphrodites, they have both male and female parts. another interesting fact, uc-santa cruz, this is their mascot. not sure i'd want a slimy hermaphrodite for my mascot, but whatever works. i'm movi