You Might Think of Shrimp as Bugs of the Sea. But a Remarkable Discovery Shows the Opposite: Bugs Are Actually Shrimp of the Land A recent study suggests that insects branched out from crustaceans on the tree of life

Plot twist: shrimp didn’t descend from bugs. Bugs are shrimp that rage-quit the ocean 480 million years ago.
Basically, every ant is just a shrimp in Witness Protection.
Great read we missed in April by the always excellent @restingdinoface.bsky.social!
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