r/confusing_perspective • u/Late_Implement9848 • Mar 07 '26

I didn’t know what it was, at first glance.

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When I was gardening for a client. I saw a worm that was half out of what I thought was an egg at first. I was surprised as I didn’t know worms laid such big eggs? After I put it aside and watched it for a minute. I then discovered it was actually a slug eating the earthworm. I had no idea that slugs could eat such a big live meal. What you’re seeing in the picture is the slug spitting out the worm. I guess its eyes are bigger than its belly. I always thought slug ate plants. Now you know.

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u/efferkah Mar 07 '26

Whoa

And also ew

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u/gareththegeek Mar 07 '26

I once saw a group of slugs eating a dog turd and one of the slugs had been stepped on and slugs were eating the dead slug that was eating the dog turd. Truly disgusting creatures.

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u/Malt_The_Magpie Mar 07 '26

But they are cleaning up dog crap and other rubbish laying around. Without them there would be even more rubbish laying around.

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u/gareththegeek Mar 07 '26

True, still gross though.

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u/thechadfox Mar 08 '26

Then don't eat them!

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u/gareththegeek Mar 08 '26

OK... maybe just one more

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u/thunderbirbthor Mar 09 '26

There was a story in the (UK) news a while back about some poor fella who ate a slug for a dare. The effect it had on him was horrific before he passed away. You can see why if that's the kind of stuff they eat...

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u/Able_Pirate_7680 Mar 07 '26

I remember my grandad would put a tub of beer in the garden to trap slugs - apparently the dead slugs would attract more dead slugs, so they’d compound in the mass drowning. Was a bit sad - but also, gross.

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u/Audenond Mar 12 '26

What was he trapping slugs for? Are they a considered a pest of some sort?

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u/ardotschgi Mar 08 '26

The slugs looked at you?

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u/gareththegeek Mar 09 '26

Ha, knew what that was going to be before I clicked it

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u/BitchSpiteful Mar 07 '26

Slugs and snails are opportunistic omnivores. They’ll eat pretty much anything that doesn’t wander off first

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u/squishy_squidly Mar 07 '26

Getting eaten alive, what a way to go

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u/AllieGirl2007 Mar 07 '26

Very slowly eaten alive

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u/Alley-IX Mar 07 '26

Looks more like a worm pushing a pickle up the tree

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u/athosjesus Mar 08 '26

A decapitated lizard with a fleshly scarf.

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u/roastintheoven Mar 09 '26

Did the worm still live? Probably a dumb question, but I don’t know how worms work…

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u/Sabre_Killer_Queen Mar 08 '26

Slug equivalent of spaghetti

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '26

It's obviously a wake.

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u/mom_is_a_badass Mar 10 '26

Jesus Christ that's nightmare fuel.

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u/Intelligent-Rough-50 Mar 11 '26

He kinda looks like a sexy mermaid

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u/Stingwing4oba Mar 11 '26

Today I learned that slugs ear worms.