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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

This is what peak performance looks like

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

He is the one.

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

Without flaw unless it gets flipped on its back.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Ain't a problem in the ocean

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

The perfect boyfriend doesn't exi-

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

We are their vampires.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week 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 1 week 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] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week 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 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week 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] 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You fool!
Crawls sideways
We was crab all along!

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

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

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

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

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 week ago (4 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week 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] 2 points 1 week ago

We talking USB-C, though?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

At least they don't pay taxes.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago

So did they grow as a person then?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Did you talk to one?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Looks like one of those battlebots.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

They do have one flaw and that's their blood being so valuable to humans.

Although perhaps that means humans will ensure their survival. So maybe even that is an evolutionary advantage

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

I feel like I've heard of this, but it's bonkers. What is their blood used for again?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I couldn't wait for the answer

In the 1960s, scientists discovered that the sky blue blood inside horseshoe crabs would clot when it detected bacterial toxins. Vaccines, drugs and medical devices have to be sterile before they're put inside people. A better toxin-detection system meant less contamination risk for patients

source (Trigger Warning: Begins with a photo of the blood collection many could find disturbing)

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

Once again bonkers.

Thank you

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

There’s been some buzz lately about a synthetic replacement for horseshoe crab blood. Once again outlasting a threat to their species while changing absolutely nothing.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 120 points 1 week ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week 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] 15 points 1 week ago

-Motivational quotes

[–] [email protected] 98 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Point: facts

Counterpoint: memes

😁🫠

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I'm with Team Meme on this one.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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] 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nerd.

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

I'm proud to have been called a nerd