• @leftzero
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    53 months ago

    It’s not about DNA; it’s about “crab-like” being an optimal shape for something that has to move itself in and manipulate a variety of environments.

    It doesn’t matter if it’s an arthropod or a robot. Crab-like is almost always optimal.

    • Flying Squid
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      3 months ago

      Optimal for Earth environments.

      A crab body would not work if life evolved on a gas giant.