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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinisation
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".
Pretty neat
This oneβs my favorite!
Hamster > Guinea Pig > Capybara
Lemming > Chihuahua > Honey Badger
Just angrier and angrier all the way through
Shrimp > Prawn > Lobster
Aren't shrimp and prawn already the exact same thing?
Like mountain lions and cougars.
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:
- Live in salt water
- Be smaller
- Have curled bodies
- Belong to the sub-order pleocytema
- Have plate-like ~~girls~~ * gills*
And the ones we call prawns tend to:
- Live in fresh water
- Be larger
- Have straight bodies
- Helong to the sub-order dendrobranghiata
- Have branching ~~hills~~ gills
Tapir -> Rhinoceros -> Elephant
Tapirs are one of those animals I always forget exist and am delighted when I am reminded of them.
Ferret > Badger > Bear
Corgi into German Shepherd into Wolf
Vulture > ostrich
Camels -> giraffes
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
Elon musk > chimpanzees > humans
Cat > Bobcat > Lion
Llama > Alpaca > Camel
That one is kinda dumb but it's all I can think of right now.
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
Mosquito
I see what you did there.
Chimp to Orang utan to gorilla
Monkey > Great Ape > Human
Kiwi > Emu > Cassowary
Leeches -> businessmen
Landlords > Leeches
Beetle -> slightly bigger beetle -> slightly bigger beetle
-> Paul Harrison -> John Lennon
Waterbug -> Cricket -> Locust
Fun fact actually, crickets already evolve into locusts in the actual animal kingdom
Fun fact actually, crickets already evolve into locusts
No they don't. Are you thinking of grasshoppers, maybe? Although that's not exactly true either.
Goldfish > Swordfish > Megalodon
Anole > Iguana > Alligator
Mouse > Rat > Opossum
Armadillo > Pangolin
Weasel to ferret to mink.
Duck --> Crocoduck --> Crocodile
I don't know, but you know that big Agra is going to develop synthetic evolution stones to artificialy grow plants and livestock.
Here's a freaky one : Jaguar > Cow > Giraffe
Hmm⦠maybe Zebra > Okapi > Giraffe?
Fish > Shark > Whale
Isopod -> pangolin -> armadillo