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[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago

i wonder if humanoid aliens would be a common thing throughout the universe

like a mass effect sorta thing

[-] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 1 month ago
[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

"Everything" with our sort of molecule for storing information. DNA might not be the only way.

[-] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 1 month ago

It's not about DNA; it's about “crab-like” being an optimal shape for something that has to move itself in and manipulate a variety of environments.

It doesn't matter if it's an arthropod or a robot. Crab-like is almost always optimal.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Optimal for Earth environments.

A crab body would not work if life evolved on a gas giant.

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago
[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

i was thinking more on the convergent evolution side, since the worlds seem to be similar? but panspermia is a cool concept too.

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

If it's gonna be convergent evolution, all the aliens are probably crab people

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

crab people crab people

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

That's a humanoid wet dream! You wouldn't need a schlob to mebeep for sexy times when you can just whip out the ol' sausage.

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