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[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 hours ago

There were also other nice guys

And those which still exist

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

What a bonehead

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago

Uh, listen Bro. All that sushi i ate before? Just a misunderstanding, right?

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 7 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] snooggums@piefed.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Now print it at full size!

[–] hungprocess@thriv.social 63 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

The Internet has fried my brain. All I can think of when I hear the phrase "bad dude" is the old meme spoofing the intro to Bad Dudes for NES:

[–] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Damnit, now I'm gonna have to replay it again...

Same. At least it can be completed in like an hour.

[–] Neverbeaten@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago

It looks like Brak.

[–] AngryishHumanoid@lemmynsfw.com 53 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

That bad dude is called Dunkleosteus.

[–] HeroHelck@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 16 hours ago

Eh, I like Bad Dude better as a name.

[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 14 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

I believe it's called a Coalacanth

[–] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 26 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Not a terrible guess, but that's the even larger Dunkleosteus terrelli.

you're right!

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 21 points 13 hours ago

No, it's a Dunkleosteus.

Coelacanth looks like this:

[–] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 12 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

It's always great to see a big Dunk.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 5 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

America runs on Dunk... no wait oh no no swim away as fast as you can don't run on it!

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 9 points 14 hours ago

Soooo many fishes could fit that description, but I’m glad my dude found his bad dude. Like, dude.

[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 17 points 16 hours ago

That’s a bad dude

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 12 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

I recognize that fish, that's an exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Haven't been there in a long time.

[–] piranhaconda@mander.xyz 5 points 12 hours ago

THAT'S where I know it from! I went about two years ago.

his name is Darryl

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 11 points 16 hours ago

Oh the annoying guys to hunt in Dave the Diver!

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not a biologist and this may be a stupid question, but are this monster's eyes armored? Armored eyeballs?

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 10 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Your orbits are similar. The hole is where the optic nerve goes.

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 9 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

Not arguing with you, but what's up with that "bone ring" they have in their orbit? We don't have that.

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 23 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

That's a Scleral Ring and helps to keep the shape of the eye in fish, many reptiles, and birds. Fish don't have round eyes (they're shaped more like M&Ms or chocolate chips), and the ring helps support the shape when swimming. Most rings are just cartilage, but fast swimmers often have bony rings.

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 7 points 12 hours ago

Thank you, I had no idea that reptiles and birds have eyeball rings, too.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 11 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Based on this angle, I think you might be more correct. I thought it was recessed.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Awww he's winking at me!

How does my hair look?

You think he's into me?

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] RotSteinFinke@feddit.org 6 points 15 hours ago

It's a scleral ring. Lots of animals have that, many including humans don't.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

it's in animal crossing (new horizons?)