Incredibly, the UK is home to the largest land slug in the world – the ash-black slug. Despite its name, they come in all different colours, from toffee-blonde to brown and deep charcoal.

One subspecies, the Pacific banana slug, can grow up to 9 inches long, making it the second-largest slug in the world. The banana slug is often bright yellow, though it can be brown, white ...

From a stinky fish smelling lichen to one which looks like a dragon’s skin, to the world’s largest slug with the strangest mating ritual – check out the weird and wonderful wildlife found in ...