Carcinisation (American English: carcinization) is a form of convergent evolution in which non-crab crustaceans evolve a crab-like body plan. The term was introduced into evolutionary biology by L. A. Borradaile, who described it as "the many attempts of Nature to evolve a crab".
Shrimp vs prawn is colloquial, not a scientific classification, so it varies from place to place and person to person, and depending on the specific animal we're talking about, but in general
Bump!
Bump!
Bump!
Did you ever ride a Wump?
We have a Wump
with just one hump.
But we know a man
called Mr. Gump.
Mr. Gump has a seven hump Wump
So…
if you like to go Bump! Bump!
just jump on the hump of a Wump of Gump.
Yes, sorry. But yeah, a grasshopper will, during a fertility shortage, go through a transformation and seek out a swarm of its brethren, forming what we call locusts.
They say there used to be more locusts in the US and Mexico than there were in the Sahara, but that when the Gold Rush happened, so many people passed along where the grasshoppers lived that the necessary numbers needed to make locust swarms was reduced by the constant tramplings of passerbies.
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SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 101 pts · 2y
Everything to crab
otter@lemmy.ca · 21 pts · 2y
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinisation
Pretty neat
FrickAndMortar@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
This one’s my favorite!
HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone · 1 pts · 2y
reject modernity, return to monkey. Reject monkey, advance to crab.
abominable_panda@lemmy.world · 88 pts · 2y
Caterpillar > Cocoon > Butterfly / Moth
Wait...
Clbull@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
The moth transformation occurs when the cocoon is near a lamp.
JamesBean@kbin.social · 66 pts · 2y
Hamster > Guinea Pig > Capybara
mizzyc@kbin.social · 56 pts · 2y
For sure guinea pigs would evolve into capybaras
max@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 2y
And hamsters into guinea pigs.
badcommandorfilename@lemmy.world · 53 pts · 2y
Gary Newman -> Gary Oldman
shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
Gary Oldman -> Gary Oak
Nemo@midwest.social · 1 pts · 2y
–⟩ Gary Busse
Wiggums@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
the final phase
FrickAndMortar@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 2y
Lemming > Chihuahua > Honey Badger
Just angrier and angrier all the way through
shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
What level do we all evolve at?
golden_zealot@lemmy.ml · 26 pts · 2y
Shrimp > Prawn > Lobster
ripcord@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Aren't shrimp and prawn already the exact same thing?
Like mountain lions and cougars.
Fondots@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
Shrimp vs prawn is colloquial, not a scientific classification, so it varies from place to place and person to person, and depending on the specific animal we're talking about, but in general
The ones we call shrimp tend to:
girls* gills*And the ones we call prawns tend to:
hillsgillsAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 2y
gills?
Fondots@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
The organs that aquatic creatures use to breathe
Edit: I see now that autocorrect did me dirty
CrazyEddie041@kbin.social · 22 pts · 2y
Tapir -> Rhinoceros -> Elephant
Alto@kbin.social · 7 pts · 2y
Tapirs are one of those animals I always forget exist and am delighted when I am reminded of them.
Devi@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y
That’s shrews for me. They’re like rodents, but way cuter.
fixmycode@feddit.cl · 22 pts · 2y
Ferret > Badger > Bear
Surp@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
Female/Male Maine coon cat into male lion look with mane
DessertStorms@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y
Mane equity!
also 😸
seasick@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y
Corgi into German Shepherd into Wolf
SendMePhotos@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
Kanye West -> Kanye East
fixmycode@feddit.cl · 8 pts · 2y
this is only possible by trading the Kanye
Admetus@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 2y
But also evolvable with the rare item: Kanye Shoes.
solitaire@infosec.pub · 13 pts · 2y
Quokka > Wallaby > Kangaroo
getoffthedrugsdude@lemmy.ml · 13 pts · 2y
Vulture > ostrich
antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 2y
Alpaca > Llama > Camel
Yeast > Mold > Brie Rind > Chanterelle
Algae > Fern > Sunflower > Eucalyptus Tree
Squirrel > Raccoon > Bear
Deer > Elk/Caribou > Moose
Cow > Yak > Bison
Magpie > Crow > Raven
Ant > Termite > Bee > Hornet
Tick > Spider > Crab
Fox > Coyote > Wolf
Pillbug > Horseshoe Crab > Armadillo
ripcord@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
Camels -> giraffes
Mango@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
Elon musk > chimpanzees > humans
bitwolf@lemmy.one · 10 pts · 2y
Salamander -> Turtle -> Seaturtle
Duck -> Flamingo -> Ostriche
Pidgeon -> Parrot -> Turkey
Hamster -> Ferret -> Prairie Dog
Chameleon -> Komodo Dragon -> Alligator
Mosquito -> Anteater -> Elephant
Anchovies -> Salmon -> Dolphin
Fox -> Wolf -> Bear
Cat -> Cheetah -> Mountain Lion -> Tiger
Worm -> Eel -> Snake -> Anaconda
Lesrid@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y
I see what you did there.
EpeeGnome@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
I think it would be Pigeon -> Parrot -> Pheasant -> Peacock, but then I don't know a lot about Pokemon.
Luminocta@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Duck-goose-swan imo...
Resol@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
Llama > Alpaca > Camel
That one is kinda dumb but it's all I can think of right now.
bequirtle@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Resol@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Thanks for fixing it for me. :)
Wait, what would it look like with 3 humps?
clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
Bump! Bump! Bump! Did you ever ride a Wump? We have a Wump with just one hump. But we know a man called Mr. Gump. Mr. Gump has a seven hump Wump So… if you like to go Bump! Bump! just jump on the hump of a Wump of Gump.
Resol@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Welcome to rhyme town, everyone.
DarkGamer@kbin.social · 10 pts · 2y
Cat > Bobcat > Lion
Pooptimist@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
Chimp to Orang utan to gorilla
swab148@startrek.website · 9 pts · 2y
Monkey > Great Ape > Human
hperrin@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Beetle -> slightly bigger beetle -> slightly bigger beetle
rmuk@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 2y
-> Paul Harrison -> John Lennon
FireWire400@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Kiwi > Emu > Cassowary
Urist@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 2y
Leeches -> businessmen
rmuk@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 2y
Landlords > Leeches
DemBoSain@midwest.social · 7 pts · 2y
Duck --> Crocoduck --> Crocodile
shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
Waterbug -> Cricket -> Locust
Fun fact actually, crickets already evolve into locusts in the actual animal kingdom
ripcord@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
No they don't. Are you thinking of grasshoppers, maybe? Although that's not exactly true either.
shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Yes, sorry. But yeah, a grasshopper will, during a fertility shortage, go through a transformation and seek out a swarm of its brethren, forming what we call locusts.
They say there used to be more locusts in the US and Mexico than there were in the Sahara, but that when the Gold Rush happened, so many people passed along where the grasshoppers lived that the necessary numbers needed to make locust swarms was reduced by the constant tramplings of passerbies.
pjwestin@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Anole > Iguana > Alligator
Mouse > Rat > Opossum
Armadillo > Pangolin
Chozo@kbin.social · 7 pts · 2y
Goldfish > Swordfish > Megalodon
smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 2y
Weasel to ferret to mink.
orangeNgreen@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Fish would absolutely evolve into octopi.
ripcord@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Cuttlefish -> Octopi
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club · 5 pts · 2y
I don't know, but you know that big Agra is going to develop synthetic evolution stones to artificialy grow plants and livestock.
NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y
Rare candy?
Exec@pawb.social · 5 pts · 2y
Domestic housecat -> all big cats (like Eevee)
flicker@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Now I want to go do an ask pokemon on "if your house cat or dog were an eevee, what would it evolve to?"
Resol@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Cheetah > Puma > Jaguar > Panther > Tiger > Leopard > Leopard (snow variant) > Lion > Lion (mountain variant) > Maverick-
Oh wait, that doesn't work that way at all.
Exec@pawb.social · 1 pts · 2y
The thing you call a "mountain lion" over there in the US isn't a lion. It's a cougar.
Resol@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
I am not from the US, but the reason why I called it a mountain Lion is because, these big cats are all macOS version names. That was the joke.
dumples@kbin.social · 5 pts · 2y
Fish > Shark > Whale
inlandempire@jlai.lu · 5 pts · 2y
Here's a freaky one : Jaguar > Cow > Giraffe
FrickAndMortar@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
Hmm… maybe Zebra > Okapi > Giraffe?
Lewistrick@feddit.nl · 4 pts · 2y
Isopod -> pangolin -> armadillo
Witchfire@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Pomeranian -> Shiba Inu -> Akita Inu (or maybe Malamute)
TH1NKTHRICE@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y
Frog -> Gecko -> Bird
Bonus - baby evolutionary form prior to frog: Axolotl
(Hyperlinks to specific species)
Gojimbo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Axolotl > salamander > giant Salamander
smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 2y
Mankey -> NPC
BlanK0@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y
I think the biological evolution tree or whatever is the name would essentially showcase every evolution known so far 🤔🤔🤔
intensely_human@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Mouse would evolve to cat, cat to dog
MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 2y
HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone · 1 pts · 2y