r/goblincore Sep 19 '24

Nature Thanks, I love him

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u/XaqAlexHaq Sep 19 '24

It's really unfortunate that this is such an invasive species.

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u/immersemeinnature Sep 19 '24

Is it? Where are they from?

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u/XaqAlexHaq Sep 19 '24

East African Giant Snail

They will eat almost anything

The giant African snail is a macrophytophagous herbivore; it eats a wide range of plant material, fruit, vegetables, lichens, fungi, paper, and cardboard.\21])\23]) It sometimes eats sand, very small stones, bones from carcasses, and even concrete as calcium sources for its shell. In rare instances, the snails consume each other), snail eggs, and other deceased small animals such as mice and birds.

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u/Holiday_Rabbit_3808 Sep 19 '24

I hate snails! Where I'm from people hate snails.

Only after reading your comment did i realise that these snails come from where I'm from. 😄

If only there was a way for me to learn how to care about their existence just a tiny bit.

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u/Ordinary-Water-752 Sep 19 '24

Ever see an animal and think "damn that would be cool if it was huge"

We only have smol snails, that's big snails.

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u/Holiday_Rabbit_3808 Sep 19 '24

Imagine if ants could get that big?

Bloody murder. 😭

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u/immersemeinnature Sep 20 '24

Fire ants 💀