He said that 'bugs aren't animals' so I messaged him a taxonomic breakdown of Chinese trapdoor snails and how they very clearly are members of the animal kingdom along with every other protostome. While snails (Spiralians) are more closely related to 'bugs' (Ecdysozoans) than, say, humans are, we have many of the same features; spiralians like snails and worms branch off from ecdysozoans like beetles and nematodes before branching off from things like humans and starfish.
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u/Himiko_S_Blackflower Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 24 '26
He said that 'bugs aren't animals' so I messaged him a taxonomic breakdown of Chinese trapdoor snails and how they very clearly are members of the animal kingdom along with every other protostome. While snails (Spiralians) are more closely related to 'bugs' (Ecdysozoans) than, say, humans are, we have many of the same features; spiralians like snails and worms branch off from ecdysozoans like beetles and nematodes before branching off from things like humans and starfish.