[flashflash account]

just for the sake of argument that image is garbage, it would be better served as a plain brown moth who wishes to be a beautiful butterfly but can only fulfill that innate desire by presenting itself as a butterfly and perhaps undergoing complex mutilative procedures to become a butterfly.

In all other respects the two act more or less identical to us humans.

I suppose the image is more your perception of what's happening though so that's fine
do what makes you happy
even if it means calling everyone else snails
just do it