You also have crabs become non crabs
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Genrawir@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Fun fact: Through a process of convergent evolution called carcinisation, crustaceans have evolved into crabs several times.
Thranduil@lemmy.world 8 months ago
SchizoDenji@lemm.ee 8 months ago
It’s also a debated theory.
Genrawir@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Is it really? I figured it was just another textbook example of convergent evolution, as that is where I learned about it. I know my comment should have said ‘evolved crab-like bodies’ instead, as they’d still be genetically distinct, and not taxonomically true crabs. Now I feel like I have to read up on what the exact nature of the debate is.
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
It is inevitable!