Petra van CronenburgFeb 25

Please don't boost #aislop !

This slop graphic went #viral in my timeline on Mastodon. Commentators found the source in a FB slop page, and biologists in the comments tell the facts. Nevertheless, people burst into enthusiasm, so little do they know about nature. #AISlop sites on big platforms gather about 250k followers.

I did a fact-check about real snails.
You can read it here: https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/28951404-a41f-4215-ab89-bc35dbc41233

#snail #snails #animalsave #NatureMatchCuts #biodiversity #reconnectWithNature #blog

Show threadSibylleFeb 25

@NatureMC I fell for this one, too.

Will you explain how a snail can heal their house, when it is damaged within a few days, if they are placed in a humid container with nettles (rich in calzium) to eat? I tried that one and it really works.

Show threadPetra van Cronenburg
@sibylle @lichtscheu My article has the title "Snails Or Slop Slime". 😈 I won't expose this person here who perhaps just believed it, but the real stealing and faking pseudoinfluencers.
And I'll try to explain a little bit about snails.
Yes, snails can do repairs with calcium: https://academic.oup.com/icb/article-abstract/24/4/857/116430?redirectedFrom=PDF
They even don't need to eat it, they take it also by soil contact, e.g. on calcium rich soil and stones. It's just slower, if they have to search themselves ...
Feb 25 at 12:53pmWeb
Show threadPetra van CronenburgFeb 25
@sibylle @lichtscheu I'll dive into writing my article now. Ask me questions after reading it. 😉