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Giant slug found in Harrow 'no risk' says ministry of agriculture

What's the weirdest bug-like thing you've ever come across? Have you ever seen a slug this large?

Sightings of the leopard slug are up this year, says the ministry

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Hudson, just three years old, was the bravest in the family when it came to holding the slug. (Submitted by PJ Bernaeur)

A giant slug found in Harrow, Ont. is of "no risk," according to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA).

The slug, found by PJ Bernauer while he was watering his garden, is a leopard slug, officially known as Limax maximus. They typically measure up to 15 centimetres, but can get as large as 20 centimetres. 

Leopard slugs traditionally measure up to 15 centimetres, but can get as large as 20 centimetres.  (Submitted by PJ Bernauer)
The slug, found by PJ Bernauer while he was watering his garden, is a leopard slug, officially known as Limax maximus. (Submitted by PJ Bernauer)

According to OMAFRA the leopard slug isn't an issue, but isn't that common in Ontario, though sightings are up this year. 

Its original home is Europe, but was inadvertently transported to Ontario (and Canada as a whole) as part of food transportation. 

According to OMAFRA the leopard slug isn't an issue, but isn't that common in Ontario, though sightings are up this year.  (Submitted by PJ Bernaeur)
Bernauer's son Hudson wasn't afraid of the giant slug at all. (Submitted by PJ Bernauer)

Bernaeur said he'd never seen anything like the giant slug, but his son Hudson was the bravest in the family when it came to holding the slimy creature. 

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