Whimsy
from fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz on 21 Dec 2024 20:04
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TachyonTele@lemm.ee on 21 Dec 2024 21:21 next collapse

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

RQG@lemmy.world on 21 Dec 2024 21:24 next collapse

Gary?

CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social on 21 Dec 2024 21:35 next collapse

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

not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world on 21 Dec 2024 22:39 next collapse

I wonder how Hayao Miyazaki would draw this little guy.

salvaria@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 21 Dec 2024 23:14 next collapse

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:

<img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Haliotis_asinina_anatomy_2.jpg/440px-Haliotis_asinina_anatomy_2.jpg">

humanspiral@lemmy.ca on 22 Dec 2024 02:02 next collapse

Is there a non latin name?

brightandshinyobject@lemmy.world on 22 Dec 2024 02:20 collapse

Steve, his non-latin name is Steve.

Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com on 22 Dec 2024 23:33 collapse

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

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