Have you ever seen a baby horseshoe crab? The stage is actually called a trilobite larva from the resemblance.
They don’t have the antennae though, which is a sign they go with arachnids instead. For a long time they were thought to be their closest aquatic relatives, but now it looks like they are arachnids and other groups moved onto land independently.
I had not, but that is really cool! (And I am such a nerd!)
Raised Triops once upon a time, and thought they looked very trilobite-ish as well.
Scientists baffled?
They were getting a bit shouty.
For those wondering why the Americas differ in the number of tornadoes that form every year:
Certainly suggests microbial life should be pretty ubiquitous. And the suggestion that they were already dealing with viruses plays along with my favorite, the RNA world hypothesis.
We’ve been working on this since I started, in the 80s. It really is only a matter of time to get it right. And yes, I’ve read those sci-fi stories as well. I don’t know, man. Just keeps getting more and more dystopian.
At least we’ll be able to transfer fetuses into men opposing abortion rights.
Step up dudes - put your money where your mouth is.
Yup!
Step right up, step right up and get your free fetus! A limited time offer, as they must be thrown out by tomorrow at midnight if not claimed. Free implantation with every adoption. Step right up, fellas!
Interesting facts about invertebrates.
Any data on WASPs?
I’ve known several - so only anecdotal.
Still parasitic.
