Slugs & Snail’s
- Did you know there are over 30 species of slug in the UK, and over 100 species of snail. Here are some facts about slugs & snails.
- Moving a snail 20 metres away will ensure that it wont return, as they lose there bearings they only have homing instinct’s over short distances.
- Slugs are hermaphrodites and can self – reproduce, if two snails mate they both become pregnant.
- Believe it or not slugs have the ability to bite they have approximately 27,000 teeth.
- Slugs find there way back to where they came from by leaving a unique scent trail,
- Certain breeds of slugs & snails can consume over 500 plant varieties & vegetation.
- Majority of snails are nocturnal they do not like being exposed to sunlight.
- Snails hibernate through winter months, slugs are found anywhere above 5 degrees
- Snails & slugs love dampness lets hope for dry weather.
- Slugs can stretch 20 times their length to squeeze through gaps.
- It is believed an average British garden contains over 20,000 slugs & snails.
Blog & Research by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)
