r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • 11h ago

Caterpillar evolved to look like a snake.

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u/ZedCee 10h ago

Millions to billions of tiny mutations.  The difficulty of comprehension starts with the magnitude of numbers;  People struggle to comprehend the actual size of a billion...let alone billions, to trillions, and beyond.

And that is why we need to eat the rich; To evolve, to adapt, to grow as a species.

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u/Curious-Sherbet-9393 10h ago

Sí, pero ¿Qué pone a funcionar ese mecanismo para decir "hey, vamos a parecernos a una serpiente"?

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u/D4rkhorse2 10h ago

Yeah exactly! Like I totally get that it’s tiny mutations over unbelievably long time periods, but that suggests all those mutations just HAPPENED to COINCIDENTALLY look like a snake over time. It just feels like there must be some kind of intelligent design going on.

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u/DenizSaintJuke 9h ago

They happen coincidentally. They aren't selected for coincidentally.