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Zephyr@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• arctanthrope@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  this is a misconception, “carcinization” doesn’t mean that literally everything eventually becomes a crab, people or dogs or sharks will not turn into crabs over the next hundred million years. it only applies to marine arthropods; things like lobsters, shrimp, and isopods have a strong tendency to fold their tails under their body, and get wider and flatter, becoming crab-like. the creature in the image, with its long straight tail, is more lobster-like than crab-like, and thus is actually a counterexample to carcinization

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  • Zephyr@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    True, it’s mainly a Joke. Obviously we totally will not turn into crab people.

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    • turtlesareneat@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Not with that attitude

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    • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I don’t know, I’m already starting to develop a shell and I’ve been practicing my sideways scuttle for 20 minutes each day…

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  • rockerface@lemmy.cafe ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yes, mammals will evolve into anteaters instead

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  • FishFace@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Thank you.

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  • Makeshift@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    How dare you come in with interesting education on a silly post!

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• anugeshtu@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Encrabification

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