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[–] [email protected] 75 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I'm a billion years, crabs will start turning into trees and trees into crabs. merging into the ubercreature

[–] [email protected] 56 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm a billion years

Damn. You look good for your age.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'd argue, but I agree. I don't need to know how they look, if they're a billion years and capable of communicating, whatever state they're in looks good. Even if its a fungus posessed rot monster.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Like a tree, for example.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I wish, I'm only a crab, trying to become a tree

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I imagine it'll look like paras

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Paras is a fungus. Totally different thing.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ah you're right. Torterra then

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Torterra is a tortoise. Totally different thing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe Pantera?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Pantera is large cats

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"ubercreature" excuse me, lichen would like a word with you

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

lichen is the shit

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

appreciate when a symbiote becomes it's own thing.

the tree of life isn't meant to merge branches,

Eukaryotes, corals, lychens, probably the same with chlorophyll.