'Sleepless slugs' on rise, say experts

[cronus]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36166774

'Sleepless slugs' on rise, say experts

Last year's wet summer, followed by one of the warmest winters on record, has helped to create a generation of sleepless slugs, wildlife experts have warned.

The weather has not been cold enough in recent months to send the creatures into hibernation.
Conservation charity BugLife said Britons could start to a see a slug population "explosion".

This could cause "devastation for our gardens", it warned.

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[NineBerry]

It's going to be divine retribution for the Brexit.

[JimC]

Perhaps they are edible.

Maybe not kosher or halal, though...