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[–] [email protected] 35 points 6 months ago (4 children)

The GIF: https://www.wired.com/2014/09/absurd-creature-of-the-week-disco-worm/

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Jesus fuck the snails LIVE? What a wild article.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Being eaten is a mercy at that point.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The birds don’t even eat the snails, just the eyes. They grow back and the snail is just fine apparently.

“Ah jeeze I’m blind on a leaf again! That’s the last time I eat bird shit!” says the snail, actively meandering it’s way towards a particularly appetizing pile of parasite-laden bird shit.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago

Clearly I didn't read it closely enough! You just know there are snails that have their eyes eaten regularly.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The GIF is interesting, fun and disturbing, and so is the article if you scroll further. Highly recommended read.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

It's *mesmerising. Seconding the article recommendation.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

*mesmerizing

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Oh dammit yes, thank you.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

Oh oh oh oh no oh no

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I may just have became desensitized to these things over the years, but if I could choose between having my eyes plucked out or dying I'd certainly choose the former, and that's not even with my eyes being capable of regenerating.

Also the boogie-woogie they do is very grotesque but it's not particularly scary for me either.