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Shrimp is bugs (mander.xyz)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 43 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Huh, til terrestrial shrimp exists. Would've thought it will be categorised as something entirely different.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Grasshoppers are terrestreal shrimps

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

Your MOM a terrestrial shrimp is, young grasshopper.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well, not really. One are insects the other crustaceans. Woodlice would probably be a better comparison?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Both are artropodes, crustaceans and insects are no so different either, mainly due to the adaption of the environment. Molusks and snails are another similar group, both are in our recipes since long time ago.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm more tickled by the fact that "The Cyclops Mountains" are a real place and not just part of a D&D campaign run by a DM who's bad at names 😆

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What, like real mountains aren't named after things you find there?!?!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They can be!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I visited the Rocky Mountains once. The name checked out.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Conversely, "Himmelbjerget" (translation: Sky Mountain) does not reach the sky and is in fact a 147m (482 ft) tall hill.

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

What does the top touch if not sky? I would say that all mountains above sea level technically touch the sky

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

What does the top touch if not sky

Either a gift shop or a touristy restaurant. Haven't been there in a long time, so I'm a bit hazy on the details.

all mountains above sea level technically touch the sky

Well it's just a hill, not a mountain, and there's buildings on top of it, so double no lol

[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago (2 children)

This is cool but also, like, not even pretending to be a meme?

[–] [email protected] 71 points 11 months ago

It’s a placebo meme - you are in the control group 📋

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Shrimp is bug

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Shrimp is bugs*

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago

Taking notes from pill bugs I see

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

no banana for scale?

[–] [email protected] 64 points 11 months ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago

Aww look how happy he is. I'm glad scale enjoys his gift. :)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

I have many questions. Do they breathe air or water? How long ago did they diverge? What do they taste like?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Tasty bugs

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Is this related to the Pacific Northwest tree octopus?