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[–] Enzy@lemm.ee 42 points 2 months ago
[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 36 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Oh emoji sea snail!

It's fake.

[–] Baguette@lemm.ee 18 points 2 months ago

So instead of :) it's :o

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 months ago

ShockedNudibranch.jpg

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Fake but cute even originally!

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

human compatible, you say?

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

I would highly advise not to continue.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago

that in terms of

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] three@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

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

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 months ago
[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 2 months 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 2 months ago
[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Definitely. But which one? We need names!

[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Pretty sure it's the East Sea Shellos

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 6 points 2 months 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 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 2 months 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.

[–] hankthetankie@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months 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 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 3 points 2 months ago

It's obviously a cartoonish avalanche snail.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 2 months ago

Sea slug? Sir, that is a Dratini.

[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

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