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Natural selection has no plan (lemm.ee)
submitted 5 months ago by cassowary@lemm.ee to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 29 points 5 months ago (3 children)

What was the technical term for this? Something like crabbification but more fancy

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 48 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

10/10 Wikipedia rabbit hole right there. Like a delightful snack.

[–] voodooattack@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

Just recovered from that honeypot. Holy shit.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Like a crabcake?

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 5 points 5 months ago

Thanks!

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 23 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Carcinisation. Presumably rooted in the Cancer crab constellation.

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Lol, the term and the constellation both refer to the ~~Latin~~ Greek word for crab

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 10 points 5 months ago

That makes perfect sense and 2 seconds of thinking about it probably would have led me to that conclusion. Thanks for the clarification.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 10 points 5 months ago

Man. Even the damn stars are turning into crabs.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 points 5 months ago

Also a carcinogen is something that gives you crabs.

[–] mobius_slip@beehaw.org 20 points 5 months ago (2 children)

*The encrabening

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Sounds like a horror movie. I like it!

[–] blackluster117@possumpat.io 8 points 5 months ago

The Claw Snips for Thee featuring Dr. Zoidberg!

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It feels like it would be an Australian horror movie specifically

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago

They have other unique animals, crabs are universal. But I'm not into Australian horror movies, maybe it fits there

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Excuse me, but encrabbening is supposed to have a double B.

[–] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Humans are just imperfect crabs

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

This is going in my profile description.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No phylodiversity, only Khlav Kalash.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I'll take a crab juice.

[–] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

The question is, is it actually a crab?

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

evolution is convinced that carcinization is the shit, top of the tier list every time.

it's not, but evolution is convinced lol