In what has become a record year for slug breeding, experts estimate that there could be 15 billion in Britain - with up to 1,000 found in a single square metre.

Slugs, as I'm sure that the bottom of your shoes are aware, are almost everywhere in the UK.

The lack of teeth downsizes the risk of going to the doctor with a gaping slug bite wound. They can eat twice their body weight, however, so if you're unfortunate enough to only be twice as big as a slug, watch out.

A good pair of shoes is your best accidental weapon here. Standing on a slug whilst barefoot is really rather slimy.

The slug banana skin disaster: Running at speed and connecting with an ambushing slug causes even the most stable of men to crumple onto the floor; another victim to the slug menace the UK.

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