neville parkFeb 25

This infographic about how to pick up a snail is going viral, but it was AI-generated and numerous biologists have chimed in to say it is wrong.

(I previously boosted it, but have un-boosted. The post author has been informed, and *edit: has deleted the post!)

Source: https://g.co/about/jb9fd7
Biologists countering:
- https://functional.cafe/@kupac/116129641965242964
- https://ecoevo.social/@ubi/116129816353041890

Show threadtaylor
@nev And I totally believed it, too.  Can't trust anything on the internet. Thanks for spreading the truth.
Feb 25 at 6:34pmWeb
Show threadneville parkFeb 25
@taylor it has a grain of truth—it seems to be based on advice often circulated among people who keep giant African land snails as pets. But it does not apply to all snails!