▲ 115 ▼ What critter made these marks? (sh.itjust.works) submitted 6 months ago by MacAnus@sh.itjust.works to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world 13 comments fedilink hide all child comments Looks like something has been cleaning my garden table :) Any idea what did this? I live in western/central-ish europe.
[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 29 points 6 months ago (6 children) So what we're seeing is their munch marks, not their trail? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] MissesAutumnRains@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 6 months ago* (3 children) That's what I think, yeah. They move a little bit, then munch the ground sweeping left and right, then move a bit more. Their little mouths are like sandpaper, so they just rub away the green growth (I think, I'm not a snailologist, I just like snails and have been bit by them). Edit: https://themarinedetective.com/2020/10/26/who-goes-there-scraping-marks-on-the-rocks/ This link isn't gonna be suuuuper accurate because it's marine mollusks that they're looking at, but you can see the similarity in the marks. The radula would be the commonality between them, which is why I think snail/slug. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ptychodus@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago (1 child) "I'm not a snailologist" I recently learned they are called malacologists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MissesAutumnRains@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 6 months ago I'm not one of those either! (But thank you for the fun, new info!) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 10 points 6 months ago Neat! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mothra@mander.xyz 6 points 6 months ago (1 child) Yes, IF that's the right creature. (I said these look similar to the trails of slugs, and yes I meant the munched off trails and not the slime trails, which they can also leave) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 point 6 months ago Yea, I couldn't make out a trail, so figured it must be munch marks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MissesAutumnRains@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 6 months ago* (3 children) That's what I think, yeah. They move a little bit, then munch the ground sweeping left and right, then move a bit more. Their little mouths are like sandpaper, so they just rub away the green growth (I think, I'm not a snailologist, I just like snails and have been bit by them). Edit: https://themarinedetective.com/2020/10/26/who-goes-there-scraping-marks-on-the-rocks/ This link isn't gonna be suuuuper accurate because it's marine mollusks that they're looking at, but you can see the similarity in the marks. The radula would be the commonality between them, which is why I think snail/slug. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ptychodus@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago (1 child) "I'm not a snailologist" I recently learned they are called malacologists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MissesAutumnRains@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 6 months ago I'm not one of those either! (But thank you for the fun, new info!) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 10 points 6 months ago Neat! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ptychodus@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago (1 child) "I'm not a snailologist" I recently learned they are called malacologists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MissesAutumnRains@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 6 months ago I'm not one of those either! (But thank you for the fun, new info!) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MissesAutumnRains@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 6 months ago I'm not one of those either! (But thank you for the fun, new info!) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 6 points 6 months ago (1 child) Yes, IF that's the right creature. (I said these look similar to the trails of slugs, and yes I meant the munched off trails and not the slime trails, which they can also leave) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 point 6 months ago Yea, I couldn't make out a trail, so figured it must be munch marks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 point 6 months ago Yea, I couldn't make out a trail, so figured it must be munch marks. permalink fedilink source parent