Feeling Sluggish

Living here in France we have come across some weird looking creatures, we kind of got used to the occasional snake, masses of shy lizards, mating hedgehogs, screaming owls, hornets, extra large tame flies, huge toads, to name just a few. Not sure we could ever get used to the Spotted Leopard Slug, (had to research this one as just had not got a clue to what type of slug it was), however, latin name I think is Limax Maximus so its been around a lot time!

Came across some interesting facts about these creatures:
Their eyes are at the tips of short stalks arising below the base of much longer, more slender tentacles. The tentacles feel what the simple eyes may not see.
Their mouths are directed downward, so that food can be taken from the surface as they travel across it.
They have single, muscular, broad flat-bottomed feet which moves the creature forward.

Understand somewhere there is actually an “International Slug Fest”, a contest to locate and photograph the largest slug in the world, however, did not have a ruler to hand when I wanted to snap photos of these, but they sure grow them big here in this country.