Frankfurt am Main, Germany, June 18th 2014. Spanish slugs (Arion lusitanicus) are one of the most common slug species in Central Europe. The animals sometimes nicknamed "killer slugs" are known to do ...

Gardeners in Britain face a battle against 15cm Spanish "superslugs" following the warmer than average winter, according to experts. Dr Ian Bedford, head of entomology at John Innes Centre in Norwich, ...

Giant Spanish slugs have been mating with their British counterparts to create a mutant strain of "superslugs". The Spanish molluscs are thought to have arrived in the UK in salads during the summer ...

A thick blanket of snow may thrill winter sports enthusiasts, but it also gives invasive Spanish slugs a surprisingly warm hideout to survive the Estonian winter. Snow acts as an insulator, keeping ...

Arion vulgaris, commonly called the Spanish slug is in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs. But regardless of what you want to call them, they are a horrible, cannibalistic and voracious pest.

The “Spanish slug,” also known by the name “killer snail” for its tendency to eat lesser members of its own species, is a highly invasive and pesty breed of slug found all over the European continent.

A surge of invasive Spanish slugs is overwhelming Estonia, creating headaches for residents and officials struggling to dispose of them. Gardeners are racing to remove the pests from yards, while ...

Meet a monstrous byproduct of European integration. The result of the Spanish slug moving north and breeding with the hardy local black slug. They call it a Draebersnegle, or killer slug. See, this is ...

The ‘call to arms’ has come from the Socialist Left Party, a party that holds seven of the seats in Norway’s 169 seat parliament (the Storting.) The reason is to tackle the so-called ‘Spanish slug’, ...

Spanish slugs (Arion lusitanicus) are one of the most common slug species in Central Europe. The animals sometimes nicknamed “killer slugs” are known to do their fair share of damage in fields and ...