Due to the wet weather and 'warm' temperatures, apparently slugs have reached record numbers this year. One poor sod found 1000 slugs in 1 square metre. Last year the average was 35 slugs per square and this year it's 61. What's more, they are about to BREED! A nightmare for farmers, and for people like me who hate stepping on the slimey molluscs...

Read the full article here, from The Times newspaper:

At least the slugs are enjoying the weather
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/weather/uk_and_roi/article2303151.ece

...yes, slugs, snails and worms all over the flippin' pavement. What's worse is that it's dark outside so that leaves me scouring the ground ahead of me to ensure I don't tread on any of the blessed things. YUCKY!!!! As a result of this, you can often see me dancing all over the pavements like a loony when I'm on my way home. I just hate hate HATE the cracking sound a snail shell makes when you stand on it. And I HATE the slight slip that happens underfoot when a slug goes to the great saltpot in the sky, via the sole of my shoe. It really makes me shudder...

Number of squashy invertebrates avoided:
- Slugs (5)
- Snails (13)
- Worms (2)

Longest worm encountered:
Approx 20cm

Number of snails on front step alone:
8

Ridiculous!!!