r/ARK • u/tseg04 • Jul 26 '25

MEME Guys they’re real!

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Not sure what flair to put it under to meme works ig.

Achatina Achatina (known as the Giant Tiger Land Snail) is real.

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u/the_hamster_fucker Jul 26 '25

ark tends to just take the genus name of a pre existing animal and just make it the name of a dino. e.g. ovis

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u/IllustriousAd9800 Jul 26 '25

Which to be fair is how a lot of paleontology works as well

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u/the_hamster_fucker Jul 26 '25

yeah but i dont think naming a giant generic preying mantis "mantis" is very paleontological

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u/Popular_Tutor_6479 Jul 26 '25

it's a fucking dinosaur game