Ghostly Image Captured On Ring Camera Outside Fairfax Home: Video

FAIRFAX, VA — A Ring camera at the home of a Patch editor in Fairfax captured a ghostly image early Thursday morning. Triggered by two antenna at 1:21 a.m., the camera recorded a slug crawling across its lens.

The editor’s family keeps a bowl filled with water and a handful of cat treats for the neighborhood’s feral cat, Popeye, on the ledge where the camera sits.

In addition to capturing video of Popeye making his late-night rounds, the camera has also recorded visits by raccoons, foxes and even a flying squirrel.

"Slugs are much more prevalent than snails in our area," according to Fairfax County Master Gardeners. "The gray garden slug is the one you are likely to find feasting in your yard. It is about 2 to 3 inches long at maturity, varying from light to dark in color, with brown specks and mottling. Both the immature and the adult slugs feed on plants. Their preference is tender, herbaceous plants (lettuces, short-stemmed flowers and hostas, for example), but fruits close to the ground (strawberries or beans) are also a favorite."