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TIL that there is a snail that can sleep for three years. (medium.com)
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[–] pleasestopasking@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's me, I'm the snail

[–] darkstar@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Made me snort, thx

[–] i_am_hiding@aussie.zone 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I opened this post to comment exactly that. I can't tell if I'm impressed or disappointed.

[–] TeaHands@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Well that makes two of us. goes back to sleep

[–] GreyShuck@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

They can sleep for longer. There is the incident of a Egyptian snail that was collected for the British Museum in 1846 - seemingly dead - and which then woke up in 1850.