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If the real world worked like PokΓ©mon, what animal would evolve into what animal? (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by shlocko@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 103 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Everything to crab

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 21 points 9 months 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 9 months ago

This one’s my favorite!

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[–] abominable_panda@lemmy.world 84 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Caterpillar > Cocoon > Butterfly / Moth

Wait...

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[–] JamesBean@kbin.social 68 points 9 months ago

Hamster > Guinea Pig > Capybara

[–] mizzyc@kbin.social 58 points 9 months ago (1 children)

For sure guinea pigs would evolve into capybaras

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[–] badcommandorfilename@lemmy.world 52 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Gary Newman -> Gary Oldman

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago

Gary Oldman -> Gary Oak

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[–] FrickAndMortar@lemmy.world 34 points 9 months 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 9 months ago (1 children)

Shrimp > Prawn > Lobster

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

Like mountain lions and cougars.

[–] Fondots@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months 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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[–] CrazyEddie041@kbin.social 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Tapir -> Rhinoceros -> Elephant

[–] Alto@kbin.social 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] fixmycode@feddit.cl 23 points 9 months ago

Ferret > Badger > Bear

[–] Surp@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] solitaire@infosec.pub 15 points 9 months ago

Quokka > Wallaby > Kangaroo

[–] seasick@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

Corgi into German Shepherd into Wolf

[–] getoffthedrugsdude@lemmy.ml 13 points 9 months ago

Vulture > ostrich

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Kanye West -> Kanye East

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

this is only possible by trading the Kanye

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[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

Camels -> giraffes

[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months 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

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

Elon musk > chimpanzees > humans

[–] bitwolf@lemmy.one 10 points 9 months 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 9 months ago

Mosquito

I see what you did there.

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[–] Resol@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Llama > Alpaca > Camel

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

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

Leeches -> businessmen

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 5 points 9 months ago

Landlords > Leeches

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[–] swab148@startrek.website 9 points 9 months ago

Monkey > Great Ape > Human

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Kiwi > Emu > Cassowary

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Duck --> Crocoduck --> Crocodile

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Beetle -> slightly bigger beetle -> slightly bigger beetle

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 5 points 9 months ago

-> Paul Harrison -> John Lennon

[–] Chozo@kbin.social 8 points 9 months ago

Goldfish > Swordfish > Megalodon

[–] Pooptimist@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Chimp to Orang utan to gorilla

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Waterbug -> Cricket -> Locust

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

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months 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 9 months ago

Anole > Iguana > Alligator

Mouse > Rat > Opossum

Armadillo > Pangolin

[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 months ago

Weasel to ferret to mink.

[–] inlandempire@jlai.lu 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] FrickAndMortar@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Hmm… maybe Zebra > Okapi > Giraffe?

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[–] Exec@pawb.social 6 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Domestic housecat -> all big cats (like Eevee)

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[–] orangeNgreen@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Fish would absolutely evolve into octopi.

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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago

Pheasant evolves into Peacock or Turkey depending on evolution stone.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 5 points 9 months 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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[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

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

[–] dumples@kbin.social 5 points 9 months ago

Fish > Shark > Whale

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Single scoop ice cream to double scoop ice cream to triple scoop ice cream

...What do you mean that's already a pokemon evolution??

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