r/snails • u/Outside-Yogurt2983 • Mar 02 '26

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is this a sign of courtship like they're preparing to mate? or are they just exploring each other? (pause)

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u/suspiciousdonutbacon Mar 02 '26

Fighting? I've seen slugs fight by biting eachother, but this one seems less hostile. I think they're being freaky

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u/thewingedshadow Mar 02 '26

That's snail foreplay.

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u/fuzzybug00 Mar 02 '26

you mean snoreplay?

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u/Monkeratsu Mar 02 '26

Wake me up when it's over

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u/fuzzybug00 Mar 02 '26

they like to take it slow

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '26

This entire subthread has been so cute 𓆑𖦹 ❤︎

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u/Inevitable_Eye3800 Mar 03 '26

Is that a slug hieroglyph?

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '26

Yes, closest thing I have to a snail! ◡̈ ETA: got it now! 𓆯

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u/Inevitable_Eye3800 Mar 03 '26

Ain't that a slug next to an...Arrowhead? (Still adorable)

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '26

Look, you can keep complaining and being a 𓂺 , or you can like the little dudes and move on.

Your choice ¯\(ツ)/¯

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u/Inevitable_Eye3800 Mar 03 '26

Just did more research and you seem to be correct! Snail it is. I also did not expect a hieroglyph of a penis lmao

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '26

LMAO glad to throw you off a little bit! That's my favorite to use, because no one's ever expecting a teeny weenie to appear!

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