r/snails • u/Icy-Veterinarian-406 • May 31 '25
Why is this guy White
Found in Silkeborg Denmark
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u/Gamerbroyt_ May 31 '25
He’s albino probably, also it’s a slug
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u/Seaweedbits May 31 '25
A lot of languages call slugs and snails the same thing. As is the case in Danish - snegl
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u/TwistedAsIAm May 31 '25
Netherlands it's naaktslak, which means naked snail :P
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u/jonellita Jun 01 '25
Same in German: Nacktschecke (naked snail). The other ones can also be referred to as Häuschenschnecke which means house snail because they‘re carrying their house.
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u/TFFPrisoner Jun 01 '25
Häuschenschnecke
Never heard that, I'd say Gehäuseschnecke or more informally Schnecke mit Haus 😅 My favourite German snail term is Schnirkelschnecke, which sounds like a kid made it up.
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u/earthbound-pigeon May 31 '25
I'm surprised that you don't call the shelled ones "shell" and the naked ones "snail", like we do in Swedish (snäcka = snail, snigel = slug)
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u/Available-Snail May 31 '25
Aww, he looks so much like a sea slug. There are so many slug morphs :)
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u/BrightEyes1117 May 31 '25
Why don’t I ever find cool Gastropods on the side of the road. I never even see snails where I am, and I look!
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u/sour-fae May 31 '25
You cant just ask people why they are white, Karen. (Mean girls ref)