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PTR_K t1_iqsfg0k wrote

Interesting. Its body plan looks superficially similar to a wood louse (i.e. pill bug/sow bug). Clearly not an isopod if it is a cockroach though.

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BadgerSilver t1_iqvd8yq wrote

This is called "convergent evolution" where two unrelated species develop to look the same due to similar needs

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PTR_K t1_iqvdvdl wrote

I'm aware. Just unclear what specific aspects of their existence make this body plan particularly useful to both. Like, termites eat wood and they don't look similarly.

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