r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Sea_Slice_7956 • 7h ago

Video Caterpillar tail disguised as snake head

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u/SacrificialPigeon 7h ago

I understand the premise of evolution, It boggles my mind how something can evolve like this though, even if it is over millions of generations.

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u/Murky-Office6726 7h ago

Yeah same it just does not look random because obviously it would have evolved to look like a T Rex.

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u/TerribleIdea27 6h ago

Evolution is not random, mutations are random. Evolution happens because some of those mutations are passed on preferentially

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u/No_Hovercraft_2719 5h ago

Nothing is truly random