Dude, moths and plants aren´t vertebrates. I mean, plants aren´t even Animalia. Still, it´s interesting to note that the tuatara is the fastest evolving vertebrate (chordate?) in terms of its genotype, while its physical appearence has apparently remained pretty much the same since time freakin´ immemorial. In other words: it still looks like a lizard, despite not being one!
Which animals are evolving faster?
God loves split gill mushrooms (and, I suppose, beetles) but hates the Iberian lynx. Or something.
What is the genetically most diverse species?
Don´t tell the creationists, I´m sure they can do *something* with this factoid...
The Moon might still have active volcanoes
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God loves Iberian lynxes so much just like they are that he is not encouraging them to change very much.
ReplyDeleteMakes me think of the rule of thumb that the less reactive a substance is, the more its valued by the market. True for metals, gasses and a lot of other stuff.
The best adapted stay the same for millions of years...
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