A recent discussion here on Mastodon involved what kind of shape life might take if there were a "re-boot". I think this is one of the forms that will keep happening as long as there's life. Also, perhaps this is what could evolve on another planet.

Animals Keep Evolving Into #Crabs, and Scientists Don't Know Why

"It's true: Crabs keep turning up in nature, and it's bothering scientists so much that they've been given federal grants to get to the bottom of it.

"The phenomenon is so widely known that it's been given a name — #carcinization, a term that's been in use for over 140 years. Through this process, crabs, the beach critters we all know and love, have evolved at least five times from separate groups of crustaceans, Newsweek has been told.

"Not all the species to have undergone carcinization have become crabs in the technical sense. Some have merely become crab-like, adopting their shape and form. Carcinized species can be divided into two main groups: Brachyura, which are true crabs, and Anomura, or false crabs."

https://www.newsweek.com/crabs-evolved-five-times-carcinization-scientists-dont-know-why-1638921

#Evolution #CrabPeople #AlienLifeForms

Crab Peoole… So, you’re saying there’s a chance!?

#CrabPeople #ChatGPT #openai #crabcycle

#crabsocial

wait wtf is #crabsocial for?! Shello???