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[–] Enzy@lemm.ee 43 points 1 month ago
[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

I want to believe this is real.

--edit--

Sadly, it's been edited.

It seems the edit was made on a post in r/PhotoshopBattles

[–] JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org 29 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Oh emoji sea snail!

It's fake.

[–] Baguette@lemm.ee 18 points 1 month ago

So instead of :) it's :o

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago

ShockedNudibranch.jpg

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Fake but cute even originally!

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

human compatible, you say?

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] pero@lemm.ee 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I would highly advise not to continue.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 month ago

that in terms of

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But its so fun and funny to sexualise the children's cartoon, guys

[–] three@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Oh come off it. Wahhhh won't you just think of the..... Imaginary monsters??

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 month ago
[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I suddenly have obtained the urge to build an elaborate aquarium just for one of those.

[–] HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago
[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Definitely. But which one? We need names!

[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Pretty sure it's the East Sea Shellos

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's not a creature in the world that would be endangered by humans if they had evolved a happy smiley face.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Wanna bet? The dodo wanting to be friends was it’s downfall

[–] Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 month ago

That didn't help (Dodo as friendly inquisitive bird makes me sadder than many other extinct animals), but the primary factor was the introduction of rats to the island, iirc.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 1 month ago

Sea slug? Sir, that is a Dratini.

[–] hankthetankie@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

I'm tripping now but I for sure saw a scifi cowboy and horse there for a moment

[–] friendly_ghost@beehaw.org 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why does it have a little barrel of brandy around its neck

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago

It's obviously a cartoonish avalanche snail.

[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Its poisonous, right? Its colors want to warn us of the danger.