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[–] marcos@lemmy.world 109 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hey! Ranking the species by distance is really unfair!

[–] bigfondue@lemmy.world 106 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That makes the slugs even more impressive

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 61 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I think slugs got tricked into thinking it was an endless surface and kept exploring it.

[–] boydster@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 month ago

Well now we need the Möbius snail-exercise wheel to make this a reality

[–] bigfondue@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I think slugs will follow a slime trail, so maybe they are just following the infinite slime trail.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

I need to put some wheels in my garden

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 66 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Damage@feddit.it 19 points 1 month ago

Thanks, the picture was way too far into the Jpeg realm

[–] marduk@lemmy.sdf.org 42 points 1 month ago

Animals have Free Wheel

[–] RmDebArc_5@piefed.zip 34 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Think of the energy that could be generated this way

[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

maybe the wind want's to play too.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago

Getting in shape for mating season

[–] vane@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago

Wait until corporations find out there are animals that want to do free labor and you don't have to feed them.

[–] LapleMeaf@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (3 children)

That's a strange use of question marks?

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Klear@quokk.au 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Why do you think they do it!

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 7 points 1 month ago
[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

They must like question marks??

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Where’s @theUwUhugger@lemmy.world when you need ‘em?

[–] tromars@feddit.org 0 points 1 month ago

I think they’re meant to express surprise or bewilderment here, which works imo

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

slug enters the wheel

training montage music starts

[–] Perspectivist@feddit.uk 16 points 1 month ago

I have gerbils. Some of them love it and some couldn't care less. For one it took over 6 months of watching her sister and just sitting in it to figure out how it works. Once she did, there was no end to it.

[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Aww, no turtles? Come on, turtles, you're so much faster than slugs and snails, go have a walk and demolish those distance figures! 🐢

[–] Hagdos@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It would be really surprising to see turtles on the wheel, considering there are no wild turtles in the Netherlands.

[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sure, there aren't wild turtles in the Netherlands. But this call was aimed at the turtles in general, worldwide! Turtles will be able to get to the Netherlands from the nearest location. Eventually. We believe in them!

[–] Hagdos@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I admire your positive outlook and confidence in turtles

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 month ago

Free Wheely!

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 6 points 1 month ago

I’m imagining a Bjenny Montero cartoon, where the cartoon frog character is running on the wheel and the cartoon slug character standing next to it says “Hey! Quit hogging the wheel! I want a go.”

[–] Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Hermit crabs love them too!

[–] Dagnet@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Have you ever seen a human size wheel? They are pretty fun so I totally get it

[–] theUwUhugger@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago