this post was submitted on 01 Jun 2025
690 points (98.9% liked)

Science Memes

15195 readers
1589 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.



Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.



Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
top 28 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] Enzy@lemm.ee 43 points 2 weeks ago
[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 37 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

I want to believe this is real.

--edit--

Sadly, it's been edited.

It seems the edit was made on a post in r/PhotoshopBattles

[–] JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org 29 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Oh emoji sea snail!

It's fake.

[–] Baguette@lemm.ee 18 points 2 weeks ago

So instead of :) it's :o

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago

ShockedNudibranch.jpg

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Fake but cute even originally!

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

human compatible, you say?

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] pero@lemm.ee 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I would highly advise not to continue.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 weeks ago

that in terms of

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But its so fun and funny to sexualise the children's cartoon, guys

[–] three@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Oh come off it. Wahhhh won't you just think of the..... Imaginary monsters??

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 weeks ago
[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I suddenly have obtained the urge to build an elaborate aquarium just for one of those.

[–] HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago
[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Definitely. But which one? We need names!

[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Pretty sure it's the East Sea Shellos

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There's not a creature in the world that would be endangered by humans if they had evolved a happy smiley face.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Wanna bet? The dodo wanting to be friends was it’s downfall

[–] Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 week ago

That didn't help (Dodo as friendly inquisitive bird makes me sadder than many other extinct animals), but the primary factor was the introduction of rats to the island, iirc.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Sea slug? Sir, that is a Dratini.

[–] hankthetankie@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'm tripping now but I for sure saw a scifi cowboy and horse there for a moment

[–] friendly_ghost@beehaw.org 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Why does it have a little barrel of brandy around its neck

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

It's obviously a cartoonish avalanche snail.

[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

Its poisonous, right? Its colors want to warn us of the danger.