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Horseshoe theory (mander.xyz)

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[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Two things: first, horseshoe crabs almost certainly have changed/evolved considerably over four hundred million years, just in aspects of their physiology that aren't fossilized. Second, horseshoe crabs have like nine different types of eyes; even that tail is essentially one big eye, covered in photoreceptive cells. We humans consider ourselves the "dominant" species, but I don't think we could handle crawling around in slime and mud for four hundred million years quite as well as they have.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Nah we drain the mud and build a road on it to run over our children. Much better.