Slug identification weekend - only £50

[frogwoman]

Don't know if anyone's interested but there are two places (as far as I know) left for a 3 night slug identification course in Dorking run by the Field Studies Council. Just £50 for the whole weekend including food and accommodation included. I'll be going there too. Just thought I'd post it so they don't end up losing money etc

Identifying and Recording Slugs

This residential course incorporates everything you need to know to be able to accurately identify and record slugs to species.

www.field-studies-council.org

 

[JimW]

I'll tell you what a slug looks like for twenty quid and we do distance learning.
Seriously, this looks like a great way to spend a weekend.

 

[8ball]

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This looks like a really fun weekend.

At £50 including food and accomodation I think they’ll lose less money the fewer people go.

I can’t commit to that date at the moment for health reasons, but would be up for something equally barking next year if all goes well.

 

[frogwoman]

<unscrambled my password so I could reply to this>

This looks like a really fun weekend.

At £50 including food and accomodation I think they’ll lose less money the fewer people go.

I can’t commit to that date at the moment for health reasons, but would be up for something equally barking next year if all goes well.

Assuming all slugs haven't been burnt to a crisp by then ..

 

[8ball]

Assuming all slugs haven't been burnt to a crisp by then ..

You’re not allowed to take your blowtorch.

 

[frogwoman]

I meant by climate change although wheen it rained last Wednesday after the heatwave slugs were having a party on the lawn

 

[frogwoman]

8ball

 

[frogwoman]

Anyway it'd be great to see some of you lot there

 

[xenon]

Don't know if anyone's interested but there are two places (as far as I know) left for a 3 night slug identification course in Dorking run by the Field Studies Council. Just £50 for the whole weekend including food and accommodation included. I'll be going there too. Just thought I'd post it so they don't end up losing money etc

Identifying and Recording Slugs

This residential course incorporates everything you need to know to be able to accurately identify and record slugs to species.

www.field-studies-council.org

For real?

I mean I hope you have, er fun...

I fucking hate slugs. Am a bit phobic about them TBh.

 

[8ball]

8ball

You rang?

 

[8ball]

For real?

I mean I hope you have, er fun...

I fucking hate slugs. Am a bit phobic about them TBh.

On the bright side, I’d be able to know what species they are when they invade my kitchen.
Which would help in deciding which fence to chuck them over in the hope theyostay there.

<wonders whether slugs are using kitchen as “jump gate” to warp into other gardens>

 

[frogwoman]

On the bright side, I’d be able to know what species they are when they invade my kitchen.
Which would help in deciding which fence to chuck them over in the hope theyostay there.

<wonders whether slugs are using kitchen as “jump gate” to warp into other gardens>

We chuck them over the neighbours fence usually. Although I don't want to get thrown off the course

 

[Callie]

I'm tempted although I hope pickled slugs aren't so slimy and I want to know what those big holes are they get in the sides of their heads.

Do slugs have heads? I guess this course will tell all!

 

[A380]

I prefer snails.

But they are slugish.

 

[Sue]

I'm tempted although I hope pickled slugs aren't so slimy and I want to know what those big holes are they get in the sides of their heads.

Do slugs have heads? I guess this course will tell all!

frogwoman will be Urban's official slug expert after this.

 

[moochedit]

For real?

I mean I hope you have, er fun...

I fucking hate slugs. Am a bit phobic about them TBh.

I lived in a house for about 6 months that had indoor slugs leaving slimey slug trails all over the place. It was grim I never worked out how they got in and moved in the end

As for the slug ID weekend i think i'll pass but it sounds like something farmerbarleymow would be interested in

 

[farmerbarleymow]

As for the slug ID weekend i think i'll pass but it sounds like something @farmerbarleymow would be interested in

I'm ambivalent about slugs tbh.

I've never forgotten the sordid and disgusting slug orgy the dirty little sods held in a back yard of a house I lived in a long time ago, at full moon. I went out to take the rubbish out and saw this bizarre mound of slugs in the centre of the concrete yard writhing all over each other - with obligatory snot trails all over the place.

Down with this sick filth.

 

[Orang Utan]

HARD PASS

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I lived in a house for about 6 months that had indoor slugs leaving slimey slug trails all over the place. It was grim I never worked out how they got in and moved in the end

I lived in a house with resident slugs too - not great squishing them between your bare toes first thing in the morning.

(((slugs)))

 

[petee]

Down with this sick filth.

(((the lovely slugs)))

 

[moochedit]

I lived in a house with resident slugs too - not great squishing them between your bare toes first thing in the morning.

(((slugs)))

* shudders *

I even found a slug trail on my bed duvet once

in the end i realised the slugs had won and i had to leave.

 

[moochedit]

(((the lovely slugs)))

Yes it is a surprising response from 'barleymow

 

[iona]

I'm ambivalent about slugs tbh.

They do wasp courses too

 

[farmerbarleymow]

They do wasp courses too

 

[ouirdeaux]

Cats aren't interested in them either. I'm not sure if it's because they don't see something as prey that isn't moving very fast or simply know that they taste disgusting.

 

[frogwoman]

If anyone does want to come it will be a laugh. I bought a book for this course and it points out that slugs are universally hated but that this seems to be a survival mechanism because they get left alone.

 

[iona]

If anyone does want to come it will be a laugh. I bought a book for this course and it points out that slugs are universally hated but that this seems to be a survival mechanism because they get left alone.

It's sold out now.

 

[frogwoman]

It's sold out now.

Ah OK great hopefully my promotion of it had an effect.

 

[Sue]

Cats aren't interested in them either. I'm not sure if it's because they don't see something as prey that isn't moving very fast or simply know that they taste disgusting.

How do you know they taste disgusting..?

 

[SpookyFrank]

Looks great but it's miles away from me and I have to work