So… Millions of years ago, before Pikachu was surprised, we had this fish occupying its niche?
No, millions of years ago we were this fish
Technically this is the ship of theseus so are we really this fish?
Fish of Theseus
…I’m sorry
Fisheus
It depends whether you subscribe to the belief of reincarnation. There’s always a possibility that you’re actually reincarnated from an alien in Andromeda somewhere and the reason why you can’t remember anything is because the memory format of the alien physiology is not compatible with human brain.
Now? No. Then? Absolutely.
the source of all pikachu faces.
👁️👄👁️
Look! The Lobotomite has returned!
proto whale has an emoji face
🎶🎶Sacasacabambambaspapispis🎶🎶 🎶🎶Sacasacabambambsapapispis🎶🎶
For some reason reminded me of this
As a matter of fact, don’t let nothin’ hold you back. If the Scat Man can do it, brother, so can you!
This fish foresaw that evolution would lead to celebrity news, Return To Office mandates, and oversized utes, and decided it was happy precisely where it was.
That is such a shit fish. I love it.
How does it maneuver without any fins?
I often wonder that about your mom
Not well. That’s why most of its ancestors have fins nowadays
Somethin’ like a fish.
Prototype fish
Oh. We evolved from a googley eyed water hamhock.
It’s funny when looked sideways, but when looked from the front it’s two distortion filters away from analog horror.
Horror already without filters. I’m going to see that thing in my nightmares, fuckin hell.
It is cute, isn’t it?
Modern fish are often dark on top and light underneath to fool prey/predators but also often colorful. Why do they assume one evolutionary step over the other? That beautiful blimpie belly calls out for decoration!
Functional changes in coloration are much “easier” (read: more likely) to develop through random mutation than functional changes to complex mechanical structures like bone structure or musculature. Given their predecessors were already under selective pressure by predation for millions of years prior, it’s reasonable to assume they’d developed countershading (light bottom, dark top). Plus current agnathans are usually pretty dull.
Edit: oh geez, I misunderstood your message. It totally could have been a rainbow party blimp. That mostly depends on what their habitat was like.
Thanks for editing not deleting because TIL!
Of course! I’m a biologist, I try to use my powers for good.
I would love to take one from its natural environment and force it to live in a small aquarium.
Kinda looks like he is about to say “Out of cyan; replace ink cartridge.”
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