MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comB to c/TodayILearned@chat.maiion.comEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that 25% of all known animal species are beetlesen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down10
arrow-up185arrow-down1external-linkTIL that 25% of all known animal species are beetlesen.wikipedia.orgMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comB to c/TodayILearned@chat.maiion.comEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squaretetraodon@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoIt’s different though. Carcinisation refers to multiple species independently becoming crab-like. That’s convergent evolution. Beetles are just a very successful order of insects.
minus-squaregreen_witch@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThe real question we must know is who would win in a battle of crab VS beetle if we scale them appropriately to size + species.
It’s different though.
Carcinisation refers to multiple species independently becoming crab-like. That’s convergent evolution.
Beetles are just a very successful order of insects.
The real question we must know is who would win in a battle of crab VS beetle if we scale them appropriately to size + species.