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today's invertebrate............malleus malleus

why? why is malleus malleus shaped like that?? she looks like cow tools! or like a weird piece of driftwood. or a bipalium. a little bit like a hammer too. maybe that's why they call her the hammer oyster? probably not. she looks more like a prounch than any hammer I've seen before

glorpiness rating: coe tools

photographed by uwkwaj (CC BY-NC 4.0)

the elongated hinges on this bivalve help to anchor it to the sediment and prevent it from sinking in it!

#invertebrates #mollusks #molluscs #bivalves #not a true oyster so no oyster tag #bivalve

today's invertebrates..........glaucilla marginata and porpita porpita

these neuston friends have started a little band together! sadly they haven't released any music yet because they don't know how to use any musical instruments or softwares

despite this they fight very ferociously to prevent anyone from using or even mentioning their band name in anything, so much so that I can't even tell you what it's called lest I risk getting immolated!

glorpiness rating: look-edible gummy

photographed by Marc Xue (marcxue) (CC BY-NC 4.0)

the foul beast is back from its slumber

#invertebrates #mollusks #molluscs #snails #nudibranch #sea slugs #slugs #cnidaria #hydrozoans #hydrozoa #blue button #anthoathecata

English translation: "Maybe a shot of snail-vodka? Farmers are raising hundreds thousands of snails and making booze and dumplings out of them"

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#eesti #eestiblr #molluscs #snails #danny.sm

Goopy Little Guy Alert!

#slug #slugs #molluscs #animals #nature

today's invertebrate......polymita picta

did you know? this unassuming forest friend is actually a descendant of the mighty and fearsome spinosaurus! can you image that? going from one of the biggest animals in the world to one of the smallest?? talk about a DOWNFALL am I right?

what do you guys think?

glorpiness rating: never remember never forget

photographed by Yordanis Roldán (yordanis_roldan) (CC BY-NC 4.0)

#invertebrates #mollusks #molluscs #gastropods #snails #painted snail

today's invertebrate........glaucilla bennettae

this little guy is as little as they come! he's small enough to fit comfortably in the palm of your hand 🖐️, but can also fit in the inner membrane of a bacterium 🦠 or even in the trunk of a newly purchased car 🚗 despite being much bigger than one!

he's so small he only needs to eat one thing every minute 😇

glorpiness rating: the toxin is candid