Slugs have evolved multiple times from snails, due to calcium poverty, dividing off into separate species when they couldn't get the resources for shells

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's really fucking cool.

I believe crabs have evolved independently several times too

[–] essellburns@beehaw.org 4 points 11 months ago

For different reasons.

Slugs evolve because it wasn't economically viable to be snails anymore.

Crabs evolve because it's so cool to be a crab

[–] mustbe3to20signs@feddit.de 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Fun fact: slugs are called naked snails in German (Nacktschnecken)

[–] xan@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I showed this to my mom and she laughed really hard 😭😆

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 6 points 11 months ago

How old were you when your parents got divorced? 😉

[–] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.org 9 points 11 months ago

Damn!

I thought slugs with caterpillars with depression?

[–] Damage@slrpnk.net 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This implies two snails at some point lived in the same shell

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Two snails one cup

[–] Exusia@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thanks I hate it

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 2 points 11 months ago

my work here is done

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Your image is clearly clipped at the bottom. What happened to the small margin, like at the top? People, have some pride in your artwork.