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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 hours ago

This is what peak performance looks like

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

He is the one.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Without flaw unless it gets flipped on its back.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago

Ain't a problem in the ocean

[–] [email protected] 26 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 15 hours ago

We are their vampires.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 16 hours 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.

[–] [email protected] 115 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 92 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Point: facts

Counterpoint: memes

😁🫠

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago

I'm with Team Meme on this one.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours 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!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Nerd.

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 12 hours ago

I'm proud to have been called a nerd

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

-Motivational quotes

[–] [email protected] 7 points 23 hours ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 day ago (4 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 38 points 22 hours ago

So did they grow as a person then?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

We talking USB-C, though?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 21 hours ago

At least they don't pay taxes.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 22 hours ago

Did you talk to one?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

You fool!
Crawls sideways
We was crab all along!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago

The perfect boyfriend doesn't exi-

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours 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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 23 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago

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