Saw a monster this morning

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    Not the first one this year. IMG_20231004_083211_197[1].jpg
     
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      You can get huge ones sometimes, aren't they horrible !
       
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        Some are so fat and big yuk
         
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          We have a lot of large ones that are bright orange. Wouldn't have thought the colour was a good survival trait! :scratch:
           
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            Funnily enough the most damage I have had this autumn has been from tiny snails!
             
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