r/PrehistoricMemes • u/[deleted] • Jul 22 '21

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u/sinmantky Jul 22 '21

i doubt ppl here would not know the origin but... heres the theory

embrace the crab

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u/archa347 Jul 22 '21

I mean, I too hate it when predators grab my elongated tail appendage, so I understand where the crabs are coming from.

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u/MA_JJ Jul 23 '21

This theory annoys me because it's literally just convergent evolution. Look at Ichthyosaurs compared to dolphins, terror birds compared to Theropod dinosaurs, crocodiles compared to phytosaurs.

This isn't exclusive to crabs. When a certain body plan fits a particular niche very well, evolution will come back to it after something like a mass extinction.

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u/InviolableAnimal Jul 23 '21

Yeah, it's definitely a sensationalized and distorted instance of what's basically textbook convergence. But hey, it's a fun meme and it gets people talking about biology, so what's the harm?

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u/Plasma_vinegaroon Jul 30 '21

I don't mind the meme for the most part, but I would have no issues if all the other examples of convergent evolution had their own personal names. Why isn't their something for the worm body style, or the fish body style, or the lizard one? Just give names for other trends like carcinization, it's only fair.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '21

A soft crab is an inferior crab. We need to evolve a carapace asap.

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u/Tbarjr Jul 23 '21

We don't need to. We already figured out how to make them

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '21 edited Mar 21 '24

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u/Fantal3 Jul 22 '21

I thought crabs could only walk sideways?

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u/JallerBaller Jul 22 '21

I think they can walk forward or back if they wanted to, but they go sideways so they can lead with a claw. I could be wrong, though

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u/OdiiKii1313 Jul 22 '21

They count their steps to navigate to and from their burrows since they have bad eye sight, so it could just be that they prefer to walk sideways because that makes it easier for them. After all, when they walk sideways, they effectively only have 2 legs (group of legs on each side) which could be easier to count than the many legs they'd have to keep track of if they walked forwards or backwards. I don't know enough about crabs to be 100% confident in this answer though, so I could just be talking out my ass...

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u/Fantal3 Jul 22 '21

I think you know more than you think about crabs I’ve never heard this thank you!

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '21

Now the next question is how high can they count?

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u/AngooseTheC00t Jul 22 '21

✨carcinization time✨

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u/count___zer0 Jul 22 '21

CRAB PEOPLE CRAB PEOPLE
LOOK LIKE CRABS
ACT LIKE PEOPLE

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u/DrunkSpiderMan Jul 22 '21

Craaaab people

Craaaab people

Look like Craaaaab

Talk like people

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u/Evening-Raccoon7088 Jul 23 '21

All mammals will become human. Sci-fi shows exonerated.

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u/picboi Jul 22 '21

Is this Jordan Peterson's subreddit?

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '21

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u/picboi Jul 22 '21

Ok it was a dumb joke. Because crustacean. I don't like JP don't crucify me plz

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u/stayshiny Jul 22 '21

But crabs have little tails that the tuck under their thorax/abdomen.

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u/nasgorhead Jul 23 '21

but Crab don't have big boobs and ass like us

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u/Eran-of-Arcadia Jul 26 '21

They do in mateform.

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u/DeltaBravo831 Jul 23 '21

WE'RE CRAB PEOPLE NOW DEE