Track_Shovel

Stubborn, maybe, but if it ain't broke

https://slrpnk.net/post/34747703

Mar 1 at 4:09pmWeb
Show thread_hovi_Mar 1
Did not realise that also included other crocodiles?
Show threadfascicleMar 1

Chomp first ask questions later.

I remember feeling really sad watching some nature show and they mentioned how they just bite whatever touches their mouth and sure enough it bumped into another croc floating next to it and it bit and spun off the other crocs leg

Show threadDaddleDewMar 1
I know exactly the video you’re taking about and it reminds me of something that I find mind-blowing. Just like crocodilians, sharks haven’t evolved much in millions of years. But there can be a seemingly chaotic and fast paced feeding frenzy with a dozen sharks all competing to grab a bite of something and somehow they don’t bite each other. How they manage to do that amazes me.
Show threadFooBarringtonMar 1
Surely it must be related to their ability to sense changes to water pressure to an incredible degree. Otherwise they could never keep a Sharknado stable for more than a few seconds.
Show threadWhostosayMar 1
This was the coolest shit I’m going to read all month
Show thread𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠Mar 1
youtu.be/p4VThh9frOo
Crocodile accidentally bites the foot of another crocodile #crocodile #accidentnews #sorrynotsorry

YouTube
Show threadjanewaydidnothingwrongMar 1
I think ive heard that they still do prettt well even with missing limbs though
Show threadTachyonTeleMar 1
The meme says “everything”.
Show threadBillyClarkMar 1
My impression is that carnivores need teeth that pierce and rip, so they can’t do much ruminating.
Show threadPiratMar 1
Most mammalian carnivores have a sort of mix. They have the piercing canines, then their molars act like scissors to slice off hunks of meat. Herbivore and human molars are more for crushing.
Show threadFilthyShroomsMar 1
If it ain’t broke…
Show threadcRazi_manMar 1
“Ain’t broke” is under selling this. Evolutionarily, this is clearly the optimal solution.
Show threadAppleTeaMar 1

“Ain’t broke” is a lot better of a description than “fittest”.

Evolution selects for the first thing that happens to work. It’ doesn’t have to work particularly well, only well enough to not die from it.

Show threadHideakikarateMar 1

not to die too early from it.

Passing on genes is successful enough for evolution.

Show threadcynarMar 1

It’s also a local maxima trap. To shift to chewing, they would have to change both bite behaviour, and teeth structure. The intermediate stage is a lot worse than either style.

Even if chewing was the better option, it’s inaccessible from the crocs current method.

Show threadfartographerMar 1

Me: Choking on a bone

My dinner guests: stunned after I bit into the whole Thanksgiving turkey and slammed my face into the table

Show threadvery_well_lostMar 2
Needs more crab
Show threadUndeariusMar 1
I misread “buttfucking” as “butterfucking”, which I am now going to start using.
Show threadHowAbt2dayMar 1
The word or activity? Which will you start employing?
Show threadUndeariusMar 1
Well, it is organic lubricant, I suppose.
Show threadThatuserguyMar 1
Nice to know Demo hasn’t died of alcoholism yet. Still waiting on that next video though
Show threadtestaccount372920Mar 1
Alternatively, if it has worked for tens of millions of years, then why is no one else doing it?
Show threadulternoMar 1
Maybe because anyone else that wants to use that needs to become them.
Show threadTropicalDingdongMar 1

Because they already are and no one seems to be able to stop them.

Can’t out croc the croc.

Show threadtoynbeeMar 1
Has your test worked out?
Show threadtestaccount372920Mar 2
Yes! Result: PieFed > Lemmy
Show threadBuddahrifficMar 2

Because they were able to survive without doing it.

Though iirc some birds of prey do the sky version of this. Or maybe the cliff version.

Show threadtestaccount372920Mar 3
I love how there’s multiple species of birds that like to drop stuff from far up to break it open. Fucking chuck it!
Show threadFreddiesLanternMar 1
Yeah for real, being that tense while eating can’t be good for your digestive system.
Show threadTJDetweilerMar 1
Can’t iterate on perfection.
Show threadToneswirlyMar 1
It must be working, considering the results.
Show threadGodricMar 1
Crocodillians are so fucking cool!
Show threadAlexstarfireMar 1
If it ain’t broke…
Show threaddragonbringerxMar 2
I’m pretty sure whatever that was is pretty fucking broken now…
Show threadBuddahrifficMar 2
…slam it on the water again.
Show threadSharkticonMar 2
Thats not… inaccurate.
Show threadChaisMar 2
These jaws aren’t suited for chewing. They’re suited for tearing.
Show threadSweatyFireBallsMar 2

And now I just imagine them as wrestlers suplexing their meals.

A croc themed beat em up game would be fuckin hilarious

Show threadadr1anMar 3

Reptilian muscles fatigue waaay faster than mammalian’s. That’s probably the reason why chewing doesn’t work for them. Also, the white muscle from reptiles is very good at giving explosive force, which is exactly what they are doing instead…

This is a physiological difference given their evolution. I remember it from college. Biologist here.

And . the same applies to why we can’t catch lizards, they are so fast… Right?.. until they aren’t. The trick to catch them is to make them run a little ;p

Show threadPhoenixDogMar 3

Also, the white muscle from reptiles is very good at giving explosive force

Why do we need to bring race into everything!?

Show threadBatmancerMar 3
Croc = Orcc