Big Slugs! (by Dalton)

Dalton says: The snails and slugs over here are really big. And we saw one fat slug. They are thicker than my fingers, and as long as my middle finger, or longer. (Daddy says - mostly longer.) They move faster than slugs and snails do in the U.S. And they're brown and black, instead of gray. And the snails' shells are very big. And they have stripes and stuff on them.

Daddy's note: We've seen several slugs and snails before, but last night on the walk home we took some pictures of a few. If you're easily grossed out, don't look below!







Footnote: You can't really tell from the pictures how big these things are, although if you look at the edge of the sidewalk in the picture of the slug, you can get some idea. If we provide an update in the future, we'll take pictures with our hands or something else in the picture to provide a sense of size. They really are about four inches or so long.