• Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    This is just a (very cute) crab with not many extra steps.

    Carcinization is an example of a phenomenon called convergent evolution, which is when different groups independently evolve the same traits. It’s the same reason both bats and birds have wings.

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      7 months ago

      And there are soooo many of those that ends up in crabs that some evolution cientists joke that we all will end up in the perfect shape.

      A crab shape