Britons asked to pop a slug in the post to help science

Snail mail replaced with slug mail as scientists need 1,000 grey field slugs to explore pest-resistant crops

It may be known as snail mail, but researchers are hoping the public will use the postal service to send them a different kind of mollusc: slugs.

A team of scientists and farmers carrying out research into slug-resistant wheat say they need about 1,000 of the creatures to explore how palatable slugs find various crops.