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wulf
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The biggest ones I've seen this year were, fortunately, nowhere near my garden but safely located a long distance away on the Camino el Santiago in northern Spain. These were black ones, over half an inch wide and 6"+ long!
shiney
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The little blighter that I caught, was happily chomping away on my carrots. He is now an ex slug!
ina
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I've seen longer ones, but not as fat!
Millymollymandy
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That is G-R-O-S-S !!!!!! I'll stick with the flea beetles thank you very much!
ina
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I'd rather stick with neither of them...
But don't you find it very satisfactory to catch a big beastie like that and dispose of it?
We seem to have a massive influx of Daddy longlegs this year. Doesn't bode well for the leatherjacket count next year... They can be very distructive, too.
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shiney
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I'm afraid he got binned. He may have got out but who knows?!
Wombat
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You could always throw a saddle on....................
shiney
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God Nev, he was mahoosive! Wouldn't have got very far on him tho', not exactly racers are they? Apart from racing through my carrots.
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I stick them in a tub with secure lid (Rachel's yoghurt tubs are fine...), or a screw top jar before they go in the bin. Can't bring myself to kill them outright, so I just lock them up and leave them to die. Now what does that say about me, I wonder...
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shiney
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I will never come near you if you have a jam jar in your hand!
I am very claustrophobic ~ may be I was a slug in my last life.
Good idea tho' I put them in my wheelie bin and then if they get out, that's lucky. My ol' man salts them in a bucket. YEUUUKKK!
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Ew! I share them with the neighbours (pick 'em up & hurl 'em). I am the only one around growing veggies so I suppose it doesn't matter......................
Millymollymandy
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How do you know they haven't been secretly chucking them over to your side? Poor slugs!
wulf
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* Squeamish people... please skip to the next post *
shiney
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Good idea Wulf, dya know I never thought of 'composting' them!
