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If the real world worked like PokΓ©mon, what animal would evolve into what animal? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by shlocko@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 104 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Everything to crab

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 year ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinisation

Carcinisation (American English: carcinization) is a form of convergent evolution in which non-crab crustaceans evolve a crab-like body plan. The term was introduced into evolutionary biology by L. A. Borradaile, who described it as "the many attempts of Nature to evolve a crab".

Pretty neat

[–] FrickAndMortar@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

This one’s my favorite!

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[–] abominable_panda@lemmy.world 84 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Caterpillar > Cocoon > Butterfly / Moth

Wait...

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[–] JamesBean@kbin.social 68 points 1 year ago

Hamster > Guinea Pig > Capybara

[–] mizzyc@kbin.social 58 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For sure guinea pigs would evolve into capybaras

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[–] badcommandorfilename@lemmy.world 52 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Gary Newman -> Gary Oldman

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Gary Oldman -> Gary Oak

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[–] FrickAndMortar@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lemming > Chihuahua > Honey Badger

Just angrier and angrier all the way through

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[–] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shrimp > Prawn > Lobster

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Aren't shrimp and prawn already the exact same thing?

Like mountain lions and cougars.

[–] Fondots@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Shrimp vs prawn is colloquial, not a scientific classification, so it varies from place to place and person to person, and depending on the specific animal we're talking about, but in general

The ones we call shrimp tend to:

  • Live in salt water
  • Be smaller
  • Have curled bodies
  • Belong to the sub-order pleocytema
  • Have plate-like ~~girls~~ * gills*

And the ones we call prawns tend to:

  • Live in fresh water
  • Be larger
  • Have straight bodies
  • Helong to the sub-order dendrobranghiata
  • Have branching ~~hills~~ gills
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[–] fixmycode@feddit.cl 23 points 1 year ago

Ferret > Badger > Bear

[–] CrazyEddie041@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tapir -> Rhinoceros -> Elephant

[–] Alto@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tapirs are one of those animals I always forget exist and am delighted when I am reminded of them.

[–] Devi@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

That’s shrews for me. They’re like rodents, but way cuter.

[–] Surp@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Female/Male Maine coon cat into male lion look with mane

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[–] solitaire@infosec.pub 15 points 1 year ago

Quokka > Wallaby > Kangaroo

[–] seasick@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Corgi into German Shepherd into Wolf

[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Alpaca > Llama > Camel

Yeast > Mold > Brie Rind > Chanterelle

Algae > Fern > Sunflower > Eucalyptus Tree

Squirrel > Raccoon > Bear

Deer > Elk/Caribou > Moose

Cow > Yak > Bison

Magpie > Crow > Raven

Ant > Termite > Bee > Hornet

Tick > Spider > Crab

Fox > Coyote > Wolf

Pillbug > Horseshoe Crab > Armadillo

[–] getoffthedrugsdude@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago

Vulture > ostrich

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Camels -> giraffes

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kanye West -> Kanye East

[–] fixmycode@feddit.cl 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

this is only possible by trading the Kanye

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[–] bitwolf@lemmy.one 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Salamander -> Turtle -> Seaturtle

Duck -> Flamingo -> Ostriche

Pidgeon -> Parrot -> Turkey

Hamster -> Ferret -> Prairie Dog

Chameleon -> Komodo Dragon -> Alligator

Mosquito -> Anteater -> Elephant

Anchovies -> Salmon -> Dolphin

Fox -> Wolf -> Bear

Cat -> Cheetah -> Mountain Lion -> Tiger

Worm -> Eel -> Snake -> Anaconda

[–] Lesrid@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Mosquito

I see what you did there.

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[–] Mango@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Elon musk > chimpanzees > humans

[–] Resol@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Llama > Alpaca > Camel

That one is kinda dumb but it's all I can think of right now.

[–] swab148@startrek.website 9 points 1 year ago

Monkey > Great Ape > Human

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Kiwi > Emu > Cassowary

[–] Urist@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Leeches -> businessmen

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago

Landlords > Leeches

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[–] Chozo@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Goldfish > Swordfish > Megalodon

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Duck --> Crocoduck --> Crocodile

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Beetle -> slightly bigger beetle -> slightly bigger beetle

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago

-> Paul Harrison -> John Lennon

[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

Weasel to ferret to mink.

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Waterbug -> Cricket -> Locust

Fun fact actually, crickets already evolve into locusts in the actual animal kingdom

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fun fact actually, crickets already evolve into locusts

No they don't. Are you thinking of grasshoppers, maybe? Although that's not exactly true either.

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[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Anole > Iguana > Alligator

Mouse > Rat > Opossum

Armadillo > Pangolin

[–] Pooptimist@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Chimp to Orang utan to gorilla

[–] Exec@pawb.social 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Domestic housecat -> all big cats (like Eevee)

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[–] inlandempire@jlai.lu 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Here's a freaky one : Jaguar > Cow > Giraffe

[–] FrickAndMortar@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Hmm… maybe Zebra > Okapi > Giraffe?

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[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know, but you know that big Agra is going to develop synthetic evolution stones to artificialy grow plants and livestock.

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[–] dumples@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Fish > Shark > Whale

[–] orangeNgreen@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fish would absolutely evolve into octopi.

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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Pheasant evolves into Peacock or Turkey depending on evolution stone.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Pomeranian -> Shiba Inu -> Akita Inu (or maybe Malamute)

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