Natural selection has no plan

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lugal@sopuli.xyz · 26 pts · 2y (10 replies)

What was the technical term for this? Something like crabbification but more fancy

can@sh.itjust.works · 48 pts · 2y (4 replies)
grrgyle@slrpnk.net · 9 pts · 2y (2 replies)

10/10 Wikipedia rabbit hole right there. Like a delightful snack.

voodooattack@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y

Just recovered from that honeypot. Holy shit.

RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y

Like a crabcake?

lugal@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 2y

Thanks!

skulblaka@startrek.website · 18 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Carcinisation. Presumably rooted in the Cancer crab constellation.

Reddfugee42@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Lol, the term and the constellation both refer to the Latin Greek word for crab

skulblaka@startrek.website · 10 pts · 2y

That makes perfect sense and 2 seconds of thinking about it probably would have led me to that conclusion. Thanks for the clarification.

Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 8 pts · 2y

Man. Even the damn stars are turning into crabs.

Zagorath@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

Also a carcinogen is something that gives you crabs.

pH3ra@lemmy.ml · 15 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Humans are just imperfect crabs

mojofrododojo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

This is going in my profile description.

setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y (1 reply)

No phylodiversity, only Khlav Kalash.

RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

I'll take a crab juice.

SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

The question is, is it actually a crab?

Cybermonk_Taiji@r.nf · 2 pts · 2y
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mojofrododojo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

evolution is convinced that carcinization is the shit, top of the tier list every time.

it's not, but evolution is convinced lol