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Why Do Things Keep Evolving Into Crabs?

PBS Eons · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Evolution & geneticsAnimals & nature

What it is

A short PBS Eons episode on carcinization, the repeated independent evolution of crab-like bodies in unrelated crustaceans, and what makes that form so successful.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it as a clear, well-made treatment of convergent evolution and crabs.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “Can't endorse their style of science journalism enough.”

    Covers how we know, who found it, and what we got wrong.

    kjeetgill, 2022-06 · Strong recommendation · in “Crabs evolved at least five times from separate groups of crustaceans (2021)”

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Topics: carcinization, crabs, evolution, paleontology, crustaceans

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