• estii [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    mm, that's how deep sea gigantism works, right? neat, but also horrifying to visualise lol

    • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I think that's a separate phenomenon, large animals also have a more efficient metabolism than small animals so it would help them go longer without food in a shitty sparse ocean floor.

      • estii [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        fair enough! thanks for indulging my curiosity ☺️