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[+] aniki@lemm.ee -11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That's the mechanism, but how environments grow wings or blowholes or 8 vs 6 legs is entirely magic still.

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[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Environmental pressures and conditions make specific traits more advantageous for species inhabiting a particular environmental niche. That's why everything turns into crabs

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

"Everything Turns Into Crabs" would be an amazing title for a book about evolution. Someone tell Richard Dawkins.

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[–] ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago*

Random chance produces advantageous trait. Advantageous trait gets propagated because it's a competitive benefit for the individuals carrying it.

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