Fast moving slug

[Wilmslow]

A silverfish perhaps?

The legs/antenna are not obvious in all species. Ours look like tiny slugs too.

What's this silverfish-like bathroom bug? - Yahoo! Answers

Yes, I think that is the thing.

Looks like I have silverfish. It has been very wet lately, and subsequently have some water in the foundations of the house.

While this cannot be easily sorted, may as well sort out the dehumidifier, and look longer term into getting a good quiet permanently on one.

Great.

[OwlHoot]

Tried to google this, but cannot find anything like it.

I found what looked like a baby slug in the kitchen this morning – bent down to pick it up with tissue, the bugger shot off at lightening speed. This was a superman kind of slug. Really creeping me out.

Any ideas?

Xog is right - It certainly sounds like a silverfish

[Doggy Styles]

It's a miniature Alien Slug.

Tonight it will burrow into your brain.

HTH.

It's a cunning plan hatched by Wilslow's next door neighbours.

[Doggy Styles]

When you say 'shot off at lightening speed', what speed are we talking here in more everyday terms? Faster than a speed bullet?

A bullet IS a fast moving slug.

Needs something more than the palm of Wilmslow's hand to set it off though.

[MaryPoppins]

I opened this thread expecting to see Wilmslow announcing he was changing his username.

[xoggoth]

A silverfish perhaps?

The legs/antenna are not obvious in all species. Ours look like tiny slugs too.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...9182531AAw82n9

[Board Game Geek]

Thank you Wilmslow.

Your original post spurred my imagination to google for fast moving slugs (is there such a thing, I wondered ?) and I came across this interesting article.

Nothing to do with slugs in the sense you meant, but it was a fascinating read, with it's own history, language, and etiquette.

I wonder if something like this has ever happened, or does happen, here in the UK ?

Fast Moving Slugs

[Wilmslow]

When you say 'shot off at lightening speed', what speed are we talking here in more everyday terms? Faster than a speed bullet? Like the swiftest arrow whizzing from a bow? Like a mighty cannonball he seems to fly?

Faster than a Churchill after his bone.

[TimberWolf]

Tried to google this, but cannot find anything like it.

I found what looked like a baby slug in the kitchen this morning – bent down to pick it up with tissue, the bugger shot off at lightening speed. This was a superman kind of slug. Really creeping me out.

Any ideas?

When you say 'shot off at lightening speed', what speed are we talking here in more everyday terms? Faster than a speed bullet? Like the swiftest arrow whizzing from a bow? Like a mighty cannonball he seems to fly?

[doodab]

It is a turd. Still attached to the dogs arse by a tapeworm. The dog ran off when it saw you coming.

[wobbegong]

How about, the slug didn't move at all, you just fell backwards?

[Wilmslow]

Tried to google this, but cannot find anything like it.

I found what looked like a baby slug in the kitchen this morning – bent down to pick it up with tissue, the bugger shot off at lightening speed. This was a superman kind of slug. Really creeping me out.

Any ideas?