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BadgerSilver t1_iqvd8yq wrote

Reply to comment by PTR_K in 'Extinct' wood-eating cockroach rediscovered after 80 years by Nikami

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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