Gastropod molluscs are revolting little creatures. They might have been designed for a science fiction horror movie. Each one has two pairs of antennae protruding from a slimy head. Eyes at the top, ...

A "super breed" of slugs has arrived from Spain, but are they a threat to the UK's native slugs? The wet weather has resulted in myriad problems for people around the country and now there is another ...

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The Great British Bake Off house has been hit - by an invasion of SLUGS. The unwelcome molluscs have destroyed snowdrops at the famous country estate that has been a filming location for the popular ...

The Great British Bake Off house has been invaded by slugs! The unwelcome creatures have ruined the snowdrops at Welford Park in Newbury, Berkshire. This famous country estate has been a filming ...

Sex-mad Spanish slugs are set to invade UK gardens and farms this summer and wipe out their British rivals - and there is nothing we can do about it. The six-inch gastropods are immune to regular ...

Giant Spanish slugs have been mating with their British counterparts to create a mutant strain of "superslugs". The Spanish molluscs are thought to have arrived in the UK in salads during the summer ...

The humble slug has eaten its way through the world's vegetable patches since time immemorial, frustrating farmers and gardeners alike. But British scientists are about to give the plant munchers a ...

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