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[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 30 points 6 months ago

This is how the immortal snail gets you to let your guard down, nobody suspects that little thing

[–] salvaria@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 6 months ago

I searched it and it turns out that the shell isn't actually green! The shell is translucent and the green actually comes from a part of the body of the snail called the mantle:

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 16 points 6 months ago

Does it do fun things like move very slowly and be deadly poisonous? Cuz that would be whimsical.

[–] not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

I wonder how Hayao Miyazaki would draw this little guy.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Is there a non latin name?

[–] brightandshinyobject@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

Steve, his non-latin name is Steve.

[–] RQG@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago
[–] Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 6 months ago

Have we A.I.ified "whimsy" into a synonym of "cute" now, have we?

Well not me! No, never I! I shall stand firm!