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[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 121 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Just because your general body shape did not change does not mean you did not evolve.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 99 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Point: facts

Counterpoint: memes

😁🫠

[–] SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 49 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

This may seem like it's just meant to be funny, but evolution without changes in genes is literally the origin of the word "meme".

Memetic evolution (as opposed to genetic evolution) happens through passing information from generation to generation, so having the counterpoint just be "memes" is unbelievably accurate!

[–] Vanderdeckenscopilot@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nerd.

I enjoy the information. I still have to call you out.

[–] SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

I'm proud to have been called a nerd

I'm with Team Meme on this one.

[–] xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 week ago

-Motivational quotes

Yup, things like temperature, humidity, and atmospheric makeup can change quite a bit depending on geological periods.

There’s a bit of an evolutionary necessity to adapt on those timescales.

[–] Geodad@lemmy.world 48 points 1 week ago (4 children)

They have evolved, just the body hasn't changed.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 39 points 1 week ago

So did they grow as a person then?

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've seen the evolution of the one to the right. It now has a USB connection on the tail.

[–] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 week ago

We talking USB-C, though?

[–] cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 week ago

Did you talk to one?

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 7 points 1 week ago

At least they don't pay taxes.

[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So perfect that the poor things are doomed to have their blood harvested

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

We are their vampires.

[–] Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The beauty of evolution. If it works, it works. Whatever they have been doing for so long is working.

[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Furthermore it's beautiful that the evolutionary pressure hasn't changed. That there hasn't been a benefit from any of the genetic mutations. That the evolutionary pressure still applies to this day to ensure conformance with the perfect archetype.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And now they will miss out on becoming crab, those poor fools.

[–] ignotum@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You fool!
Crawls sideways
We was crab all along!

[–] F04118F@feddit.nl 11 points 1 week ago
[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Without flaw unless it gets flipped on its back.

[–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

Ain't a problem in the ocean

This is what peak performance looks like

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I wouldn't be surprised if they find these guys on Mars soon

[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Also a true hero for our species, they deserve statues.

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

After the perfection only can exist decay, without errors, evolution can't exist.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)
[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Apart this Horseshoe crabs are not crabs it's a own species, nearest related to spiders and scorpions. They are raised since 1970 on sea farms as blood donors, which are taken a little out before freeing the animal again. Their blood (blue) is unique, because it contains a compound that detects the slightest bacterial contamination in medications and vaccines.
It's important in medicine and Pharma industry, which also as collateral effect had avoided the extiction of this animal, which before was in a real risk.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The content of a bottle is from a lot of animals. There is not much blood from each animal, 20% blood is extracted and then the animal marked and released again until they recover. They are too valuable to kill them in this process. There are videos about this.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/igg_WkIoLqQ

[–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sadly the survival rate post bleeding is... not great.

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

Well, if because of the greed of the company they exceeds the max 20% of the blood, need to be controlled by law, in an liquid more expensive than Gold.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

The perfect boyfriend doesn't exi-

[–] toppy@lemy.lol 2 points 1 week ago

He is the one.