Yesterday evening one of the killer slugs somehow found its way into our house. How, is a mystery. I doubt it came all the way up the stairs and in through the door. I also cannot see it grabbing hold of a shoe or a bag and hitching a ride, and then letting go just in time.

What this gave me was a nice opportunity to observe the slug in motion. It moved faster than I expected – not at a snail’s pace. Now I wish I had measured it but it was several millimetres per second at least. Fast enough to cause blurry photos in low-light conditions.

I threw it out and sincerely hope that they haven’t decided to invade the house as a response to my extermination war. I imagine marching ranks of slugs all converging on the house…