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What’s in a name? (i.imgur.com)
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[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I agree that horseshoe crabs are sorta misnamed, but: horseshoe crabs have like six fucking different kinds of eyes. Even that tail thingie is like one big eye. You try crawling around in the fucking mud and surviving for 400 million years - these beautiful bastards have no problem with it.