... ok, but just for a sec, imagine the snoil looking & feeling around like snails do, then suddenly executing one is those elegant cat or dog jumps that they do jumping over a fence.

"hearty amount of jam"

Annnnnd now I have slugs and ants.

Holy shit. What a throw back. That was one of my mates at university who did that, the exact post. It must be about 15 years old.

Edit: I've just checked, and it was 13 years ago to the day. 12th June 2012 this was posted, and then an update on 13th.

Update here: https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/06add345-006e-4679-9ca0-ed83bb1c11a9.jpeg

Years ago I had a housemate and she told me that every night, a slug would leave a trail on her bedroom mat and this was going on for years. She could never find it or catch it.

She went away for a week or so for work so I poured some salt on her mat.

Next morning I go look and I find the slug stuck in the middle of the mat unable to escape.

Took a photo of it, tossed it out into the garden and vacuumed the mat.

Showed her the photo when she returned and told her what I had done. She was so relieved that the phantom slug had been dealt with.

Found a slug trail almost all the way to their room... but no mention of finding the slug.

The 'fiery death' is actually they melt into a surprisingly large amount of very liquidy goo. You don't want that in your fitted carpet..

Nice of you to draw an arrow to indicate the start, must be very helpful to them.

Imagine if they just go straight towards the smell and create a bridge of dead slugs through the salt

Do slugs even like jam? I really don't feel like doing a web search 😂

I was a wee little lad when a neighborhood friend showed me what happens to a slug when you pour salt on it, how anyone can see that and condone or joke about the use is akin to gas chambers being "effective" for the nazis or death sentences.

Slugs are amazing, their benefits are like worms, birds, and legumes super packed into tiny squishy guys (they compost, spread seeds, and are a good protein source for nature (link)).

Slugs also don't just "show up" and sneak into the house. If you've got a gap under the door like that then EVERYTHING is getting in and your entrance is about as energy efficient as a barn door (for the love of god just get an under door weatherstrip for 10$ even if you rent).

Slugs rely on very moist conditions, your gutter/foundation drainage at that point should be a priority and will 100% make the problem naturally go away. If they're in your house, you should be concerned about possible health complications with whatever conditions are making it a viable habitat for them (probably an open crawlspace with plumbing leaks and water pooling from improper grading). I would probably be worrying about mold and termites more at that point than some slimy guys.

This is how you end up with hyper slugs a few generations down the line

Wow I had no idea slugs went into people’s homes like that

This is how you breed an army of unstoppable super-slugs.

Tower Defence in real life.

Sounds like he's immortal.

IDK but since amoeboid organism can solve maze surely slung can do it too.

Sam and Dean Winchester approve

My first thought was someone trying to creatively communicate the hallucinogenic they'd taken, before I read the text.

I love tower defense games.

The SUPREME tower defense game was "Beat the Geek".

Are you familiar?

Natural selection