r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Impossible-Bee-5343 • 19h ago

This is a microscopic image of a snail's radula

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u/KonigsbergBridges 19h ago

Now, I'm not saying I don't know what a snails radula is but. Actually, I have no idea. What is it?

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u/Illithid_Substances 18h ago

It's kind of like a tongue covered in tiny "teeth" to scrape bits of food

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u/bobsmith93 13h ago

Ooh, like a cat?

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u/PortiaKern 13h ago

Radula oblongata.

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u/starquakegamma 12h ago

hakuna matata

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u/Kwentchio 4h ago

Gesundheit!

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u/thejourneybegins42 45m ago

Without me, Jack could not regulate his heart beat, or breathing.

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u/AdministrationSad861 16h ago

Thank you for asking. And grtting the answers. 🙏🙏

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u/Goose1235678 19h ago

It's a radula, duh-uh (I have no idea either)

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u/Offgridiot 19h ago

You know about the teeth of Dracula? This is like that but sooo much better

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u/GuildensternLives 19h ago

*goes to search what the fuck a "radula" is...

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u/HMSWarspite03 19h ago

Well?? Don't keep us hanging, I've unzipped

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u/ich_bin_alkoholiker 17h ago

Damn. You gooners never miss an opportunity to talk about jorking it to weird shit.

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u/AdministrationSad861 16h ago

Are you just stating the obvious and common knowledge by now or judging? 🤔

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u/Own_Policy8854 16h ago

That was clearly an admirational note.

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u/chr0nicpirate 12h ago

I don't feel like I should take that kind of judgment from a self-proclaimed alcoholic...

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u/BluetheNerd 18h ago

I googled Radula and I’m actually gonna say what it is instead of just leaving like everyone else. It’s basically just their mouth.

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u/Altiverses 19h ago

Finally a microscopic image that doesn't remind me of her

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u/dodgyrogy 19h ago

Yeah, obviously, a snail's radula... WTF is a radula..? The tiny sponge it uses to do the dishes..? Some context would help.

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u/mathozmat 18h ago

It only needs a second repost to finally be an interesting post

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u/Swirl_On_Top 19h ago

Radula is their weird mouth hole thing.

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u/SporeKid 19h ago

Cat tongue basically

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u/EarlyXplorerStuds209 18h ago

Ahhh yes, of course.
A Radula. Of course… yes yes…
Who’d have thought?
Good ol’ radulas.

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u/DFW_diego 16h ago

My radula is enormous!

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u/GlassSpider21 16h ago

I don't appreciate your unsolicited radula pics

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u/Quiverjones 16h ago

Damn, I was just wondering what a snails radula looked like up close.

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u/Mean_Rule9823 15h ago

Thats a ridiculously rad,radual!

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u/JediNinjaGuy 15h ago

“Oblongata.”

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u/DietOwn2695 13h ago

Looks like he hasn't cleaned it in a while.

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u/chr0nicpirate 12h ago

Bruh, I'm not sure what radula is without googling it, but I feel like this should have an NSFW tag...

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u/BodyLanguage_Fluent 10h ago

You should see my radula