Christmas Slugs

Leopard Slugs Tate Britain
@Ronrybs (17788)
London, England
December 4, 2018 10:23am CST
Quick trip into London, yesterday, and a visit to the Tate Britain gallery. Until February, there are two, giant, Leopard Slugs crawling over the front of the gallery. A little over 10 metres (33Ft) long and made of compostable materials, the slugs are adorned with white and blue eco-friendly LED light, as is the front of the building. The lights represent the slime trail, left by the slugs. During the mating season the slime will glow blue in the dark! The installation was inspired by Sir David Attenborough's Life in the Undergrowth, nature documentary. I rather like this piece. I have uploaded a short video of the slugs onto YouTube.
On display until Feb 2019, these giant Leopard Slugs are inspired by Sir David Attenborough's 'Life in the Undergrowth'. Over ten metres (33Ft) long and made...
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@JohnRoberts (109865)
• Los Angeles, California
4 Dec 18
Now patrons will be sluggish.
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@Ronrybs (17788)
• London, England
4 Dec 18
Oh dear!
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@DWDavis (25820)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
4 Dec 18
Whoever came up with the idea of slugs as art? Maybe someone should slug him.
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@DWDavis (25820)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
5 Dec 18
@Ronrybs Salt, perhaps?
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@Ronrybs (17788)
• London, England
5 Dec 18
Can nothing stem the tide of slug jokes! :-)
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• United Kingdom
27 Dec 18
@DWDavis Or maybe a giant hedgehog?
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@LadyDuck (454924)
• Switzerland
4 Dec 18
What to say? This is not an animal that I like for sure, but I am going to watch the video.
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@Ronrybs (17788)
• London, England
4 Dec 18
There are a lot of slugs around here, but I am very much a live and let live person. I think the birds are quite keen on the smaller ones, though
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@LadyDuck (454924)
• Switzerland
5 Dec 18
@Ronrybs I do not like to kill animals, not even insects, but slugs are pests in a garden. They are good food for hedgehogs and black snakes.
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@Ronrybs (17788)
• London, England
5 Dec 18
@LadyDuck Same for us!
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@MALUSE (69428)
• Germany
4 Dec 18
I'd definitely have a look if I Iived in London. The last installation I saw was the sailing ship in the bottle.
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@Ronrybs (17788)
• London, England
4 Dec 18
I have photos of that one too! I can't remember what is on the plinth now
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Dec 18
That's a bit different isn't it?
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@Ronrybs (17788)
• London, England
5 Dec 18
I am beginning to wonder. Over the years we've had Paddington bears, elephants, cows and DNA strand on public display. Must be getting jaded with it all!
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@FayeHazel (40250)
• United States
6 Dec 18
Oh dear, that's interesting isn't it?
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@Ronrybs (17788)
• London, England
6 Dec 18
I liked it, but giant slugs aren't for everyone!
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@FayeHazel (40250)
• United States
6 Dec 18
@Ronrybs It's unique that's for sure
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• Preston, England
16 Jan 19
interesting idea for an art installation - cool
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• Preston, England
16 Jan 19
@Ronrybs I'm in London in April, but it will have gone by then
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@Ronrybs (17788)
• London, England
16 Jan 19
@arthurchappell Pity, but there is usually something going on!
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@Ronrybs (17788)
• London, England
16 Jan 19
I rather liked it. Think it is there for a few more weeks
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@Tampa_girl7 (48855)
• United States
4 Dec 18
That’s a very unusual Christmas decoration
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@Ronrybs (17788)
• London, England
5 Dec 18
'Tis true, but I do rather like it. Certainly a conversation starter
@Fleura (28938)
• United Kingdom
14 Dec 18
Oh my goodness a 10 m slug, that's the stuff of nightmares!
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@Ronrybs (17788)
• London, England
17 Dec 18
Yes, but I think you can out-stroll 'em!
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@teamfreak16 (43451)
• Denver, Colorado
4 Dec 18
What will those wacky artists come up with next!
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@Ronrybs (17788)
• London, England
5 Dec 18
It does make you wonder, in my day a stiff letter to the editor was deemed fine for social comment!
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@Icydoll (36725)
• India
4 Dec 18
Very interesting
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@Ronrybs (17788)
• London, England
4 Dec 18
I quite enjoy these outlandish art programmes
@Courage7 (19635)
• United States
4 Dec 18
Slugs alive!
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@Ronrybs (17788)
• London, England
4 Dec 18
Luckily not, still they should be easy enough to stroll away from!
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@Courage7 (19635)
• United States
4 Dec 18
@Ronrybs Yes stroll indeed lol
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
23 Dec 18
That is a very interesting part.
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