Crabs: they’re not just a seafood special, they’re evolution’s favorite running gag. 🦀 In this episode, we dive into carcinization—the bizarre phenomenon where unrelated creatures keep evolving into crab-like forms. Why does nature keep hitting “Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Crab”? From king crabs that started out as hermit crabs, to species that crabbed and then un-crabbed (yes, decarcinization is real), we’ll explore how convergent evolution keeps reshaping life into the most claw-some body plan of all.
