The Midnight Trapeze: Why Seeing Leopard Slugs in Your Garden Is So Rare

within it. A porch light, garden tool or paved path may sit only a few feet away, while the slugs follow an instinctive pattern older than everything around them.

That contrast is part of what makes the encounter so moving. The extraordinary display is not happening in a remote wilderness or an unreachable landscape.

It may unfold beside a familiar wall,continue reading …