Fascinating. DNA viruses of Archaea show gross morphologic similarity to T even bacteriophages, suggesting either common origin or that this was such a great strategy you couldn't avoid it.
Different kingdoms of life.
#ConvergentEvolution ?
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
Different kingdoms of life.
#ConvergentEvolution ?
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
Cryo-EM resolves the structure of the archaeal dsDNA virus HFTV1 from head to tail
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November 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Fascinating. DNA viruses of Archaea show gross morphologic similarity to T even bacteriophages, suggesting either common origin or that this was such a great strategy you couldn't avoid it.
Different kingdoms of life.
#ConvergentEvolution ?
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
Different kingdoms of life.
#ConvergentEvolution ?
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
#convergentevolution
2022: "None of these [Asian] bat viruses contains a furin cleavage site in the spike protein."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
2025: "Comparative structural analysis identified other betacoronaviruses in bats with furin cleavage sites at the S1/S2 junction."
2022: "None of these [Asian] bat viruses contains a furin cleavage site in the spike protein."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
2025: "Comparative structural analysis identified other betacoronaviruses in bats with furin cleavage sites at the S1/S2 junction."
November 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
#convergentevolution
2022: "None of these [Asian] bat viruses contains a furin cleavage site in the spike protein."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
2025: "Comparative structural analysis identified other betacoronaviruses in bats with furin cleavage sites at the S1/S2 junction."
2022: "None of these [Asian] bat viruses contains a furin cleavage site in the spike protein."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
2025: "Comparative structural analysis identified other betacoronaviruses in bats with furin cleavage sites at the S1/S2 junction."
#LiteratureNotice Hu et al. Ancient divergent evolution of specialized swimming modes in aquatic beetles doi.org/10.1098/rspb... #Beetle #Beetles #waterscavengerbeetles #waterbeetles #convergentevolution
October 26, 2025 at 7:24 AM
#LiteratureNotice Hu et al. Ancient divergent evolution of specialized swimming modes in aquatic beetles doi.org/10.1098/rspb... #Beetle #Beetles #waterscavengerbeetles #waterbeetles #convergentevolution
Psilocybe and Inocybe mushrooms make psilocybin via distinct enzyme sets, a convergent evolution case reported by Dirk Hoffmeister in Angewandte Chemie. Read more: https://getnews.me/mushrooms-use-separate-enzyme-paths-to-produce-psilocybin/ #psilocybin #convergentevolution
October 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Psilocybe and Inocybe mushrooms make psilocybin via distinct enzyme sets, a convergent evolution case reported by Dirk Hoffmeister in Angewandte Chemie. Read more: https://getnews.me/mushrooms-use-separate-enzyme-paths-to-produce-psilocybin/ #psilocybin #convergentevolution
Crabs! BBC R4 curious cases this morning. Give it a listen if you can.
Video of Sprog 1's hermit crab for your delectation & delight. This guy looks right back at you & joining them for dinner (disgusting but they like it) is fascinating.
#crabs
#convergentevolution
#hermitcrabs
Video of Sprog 1's hermit crab for your delectation & delight. This guy looks right back at you & joining them for dinner (disgusting but they like it) is fascinating.
#crabs
#convergentevolution
#hermitcrabs
October 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Crabs! BBC R4 curious cases this morning. Give it a listen if you can.
Video of Sprog 1's hermit crab for your delectation & delight. This guy looks right back at you & joining them for dinner (disgusting but they like it) is fascinating.
#crabs
#convergentevolution
#hermitcrabs
Video of Sprog 1's hermit crab for your delectation & delight. This guy looks right back at you & joining them for dinner (disgusting but they like it) is fascinating.
#crabs
#convergentevolution
#hermitcrabs
Inocybe corydalina and Psilocybe mushrooms each use distinct enzyme pathways to make psilocybin, the first documented fungal case of convergent evolution (Angew. Chem., 2025). https://getnews.me/mushrooms-evolve-two-separate-enzyme-pathways-to-produce-psilocybin/ #psilocybin #convergentevolution
October 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Inocybe corydalina and Psilocybe mushrooms each use distinct enzyme pathways to make psilocybin, the first documented fungal case of convergent evolution (Angew. Chem., 2025). https://getnews.me/mushrooms-evolve-two-separate-enzyme-pathways-to-produce-psilocybin/ #psilocybin #convergentevolution
Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University Jena reported in September 2025 that psilocybin evolved independently in Psilocybe and fiber‑cap (Inocybe) mushrooms. https://getnews.me/scientists-discover-two-separate-evolutionary-paths-to-psilocybin/ #psilocybin #fungi #convergentevolution
September 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University Jena reported in September 2025 that psilocybin evolved independently in Psilocybe and fiber‑cap (Inocybe) mushrooms. https://getnews.me/scientists-discover-two-separate-evolutionary-paths-to-psilocybin/ #psilocybin #fungi #convergentevolution
Both take to the skies, but birds 🪶and bats🦇 do not share a common flying ancestor; their flight is a great example of convergent evolution. Learn more about how researchers are studying bird & bat flight & why they are so long-lived. 🔎haikubox.com #haikubox #ConvergentEvolution #bats #birdwatching
September 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Both take to the skies, but birds 🪶and bats🦇 do not share a common flying ancestor; their flight is a great example of convergent evolution. Learn more about how researchers are studying bird & bat flight & why they are so long-lived. 🔎haikubox.com #haikubox #ConvergentEvolution #bats #birdwatching
. Some species, like Armillaria mellea (the 'fool's fungus'), form colossal underground networks known as the 'humongous fungus,' among the largest living organisms on Earth! #bioluminescence #naturemysteries #scientificwonder #fungalfacts #convergentevolution #ecomarvels (3/3)
September 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
. Some species, like Armillaria mellea (the 'fool's fungus'), form colossal underground networks known as the 'humongous fungus,' among the largest living organisms on Earth! #bioluminescence #naturemysteries #scientificwonder #fungalfacts #convergentevolution #ecomarvels (3/3)
Pleased to present my research on the drivers of convergent evolution in spider visual systems at the DZG meeting. Great discussions and feedback!
#EvolutionaryBiology #ConvergentEvolution #DivergentEvolution #SpiderVision #Arachnology #DZG #dzg2025
#EvolutionaryBiology #ConvergentEvolution #DivergentEvolution #SpiderVision #Arachnology #DZG #dzg2025
September 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Pleased to present my research on the drivers of convergent evolution in spider visual systems at the DZG meeting. Great discussions and feedback!
#EvolutionaryBiology #ConvergentEvolution #DivergentEvolution #SpiderVision #Arachnology #DZG #dzg2025
#EvolutionaryBiology #ConvergentEvolution #DivergentEvolution #SpiderVision #Arachnology #DZG #dzg2025
Small illustrations of the convergent evolutions I made some time ago of Feebas and Milotic (Phoebax and Milophim), below are the old concepts 🙂↕️
#fakemon #fanmadepokemonconcept #convergentevolution #convergentfeebas #convergentmilotic
#fakemon #fanmadepokemonconcept #convergentevolution #convergentfeebas #convergentmilotic
September 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Small illustrations of the convergent evolutions I made some time ago of Feebas and Milotic (Phoebax and Milophim), below are the old concepts 🙂↕️
#fakemon #fanmadepokemonconcept #convergentevolution #convergentfeebas #convergentmilotic
#fakemon #fanmadepokemonconcept #convergentevolution #convergentfeebas #convergentmilotic
This doesn’t mean Andean dogs were ancestors of European molossers. It’s a case of selective convergence: different cultures, different genes, same needs—guarding, hunting, companionship. #ConvergentEvolution #DogBreeds
August 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This doesn’t mean Andean dogs were ancestors of European molossers. It’s a case of selective convergence: different cultures, different genes, same needs—guarding, hunting, companionship. #ConvergentEvolution #DogBreeds
Unrelated Life Forms Arrive at Identical Solutions: The Science of Convergent Evolution
#convergentevolution #evolution #naturalselection #analogousstructures #biology #genetics #adaptation #FactRage #FactRageNews
tglm.us/l7569
#convergentevolution #evolution #naturalselection #analogousstructures #biology #genetics #adaptation #FactRage #FactRageNews
tglm.us/l7569
Convergent Evolution: Nature’s Uncanny Echoes of Design Across Species
"Explore convergent evolution: how unrelated species independently develop similar traits due to shared environmental pressures, revealing life's adaptive power."
tglm.us
August 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Unrelated Life Forms Arrive at Identical Solutions: The Science of Convergent Evolution
#convergentevolution #evolution #naturalselection #analogousstructures #biology #genetics #adaptation #FactRage #FactRageNews
tglm.us/l7569
#convergentevolution #evolution #naturalselection #analogousstructures #biology #genetics #adaptation #FactRage #FactRageNews
tglm.us/l7569
Just saw one of these little guys on an amble through the neighborhood! Hummingbird moth, photo yoinked from @gardeningknowhow.com
#moth #nature #convergentevolution #flowers #garden #hummingbirdmoth
#moth #nature #convergentevolution #flowers #garden #hummingbirdmoth
August 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Just saw one of these little guys on an amble through the neighborhood! Hummingbird moth, photo yoinked from @gardeningknowhow.com
#moth #nature #convergentevolution #flowers #garden #hummingbirdmoth
#moth #nature #convergentevolution #flowers #garden #hummingbirdmoth
I just stumbled across this hauntingly beautiful Aye Aye (1866) by Joseph Wolf, who is also responsible for my favourite Striped Possum illustration (1858). Yet another thing these two incredible species have in common. #ConvergentEvolution www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30838065 #ILoveBHL
August 4, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I just stumbled across this hauntingly beautiful Aye Aye (1866) by Joseph Wolf, who is also responsible for my favourite Striped Possum illustration (1858). Yet another thing these two incredible species have in common. #ConvergentEvolution www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30838065 #ILoveBHL
Convergent Evolution of Sociality Causes Reduction of Mutation Rates in Spiders
Aagaard, A., Bechsgaard, J. et al.
Paper
Details
#ConvergentEvolution #SocialSpiders #MutationRateReduction
Aagaard, A., Bechsgaard, J. et al.
Paper
Details
#ConvergentEvolution #SocialSpiders #MutationRateReduction
July 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Convergent Evolution of Sociality Causes Reduction of Mutation Rates in Spiders
Aagaard, A., Bechsgaard, J. et al.
Paper
Details
#ConvergentEvolution #SocialSpiders #MutationRateReduction
Aagaard, A., Bechsgaard, J. et al.
Paper
Details
#ConvergentEvolution #SocialSpiders #MutationRateReduction
#convergentevolution
#symbionts
#ATP
😍
Tiny sacoglossan sea slugs have organelles, aptly called kleptosomes, that not only store their food's chloroplasts, but also "support chloroplast photosynthesis and longevity", and "digest them during prolonged starvation".
Having found what kleptosomes
1/2
#symbionts
#ATP
😍
Tiny sacoglossan sea slugs have organelles, aptly called kleptosomes, that not only store their food's chloroplasts, but also "support chloroplast photosynthesis and longevity", and "digest them during prolonged starvation".
Having found what kleptosomes
1/2
‘Solar-powered’ sea slugs have specialized depots in their cells that store photosynthetic equipment looted from algae
https://go.nature.com/3TMCgR7
https://go.nature.com/3TMCgR7
‘Wildest thing’: solar-powered slug steals chloroplasts and stores them for emergencies
Marine creatures house contraband structures in special organelles, which the animal raids for food in times of need.
go.nature.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
#convergentevolution
#symbionts
#ATP
😍
Tiny sacoglossan sea slugs have organelles, aptly called kleptosomes, that not only store their food's chloroplasts, but also "support chloroplast photosynthesis and longevity", and "digest them during prolonged starvation".
Having found what kleptosomes
1/2
#symbionts
#ATP
😍
Tiny sacoglossan sea slugs have organelles, aptly called kleptosomes, that not only store their food's chloroplasts, but also "support chloroplast photosynthesis and longevity", and "digest them during prolonged starvation".
Having found what kleptosomes
1/2
Three #carnivores: pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea, Sarraceniaceae), bladderworts (Utricularia intermedia, Lentibulariaceae), and sundews (Drosera rotundifolia, Droseraceae) - #convergentevolution, assembled together in a nutrient-poor NY fen. #nativeplants
June 14, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Three #carnivores: pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea, Sarraceniaceae), bladderworts (Utricularia intermedia, Lentibulariaceae), and sundews (Drosera rotundifolia, Droseraceae) - #convergentevolution, assembled together in a nutrient-poor NY fen. #nativeplants
Guys I just watched a hummingbird hawk-moth feed from sage flowers in my yard and lemme tell you, fascism may be spreading but man that thing is cool. #ConvergentEvolution
June 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Guys I just watched a hummingbird hawk-moth feed from sage flowers in my yard and lemme tell you, fascism may be spreading but man that thing is cool. #ConvergentEvolution
June 3, 2025 at 4:25 AM
How cool are beetle flies :D
duo-nat.web.app?pairId=3808&...
TIL that they're related to Lauxaniidae, which I always confuse with Drosophilidae.
I love the "ancestry" button (top next to the chili) for this!
#Duonat #biodiversity #flies #diptera #beetles #coleoptera #ConvergentEvolution
duo-nat.web.app?pairId=3808&...
TIL that they're related to Lauxaniidae, which I always confuse with Drosophilidae.
I love the "ancestry" button (top next to the chili) for this!
#Duonat #biodiversity #flies #diptera #beetles #coleoptera #ConvergentEvolution
May 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
How cool are beetle flies :D
duo-nat.web.app?pairId=3808&...
TIL that they're related to Lauxaniidae, which I always confuse with Drosophilidae.
I love the "ancestry" button (top next to the chili) for this!
#Duonat #biodiversity #flies #diptera #beetles #coleoptera #ConvergentEvolution
duo-nat.web.app?pairId=3808&...
TIL that they're related to Lauxaniidae, which I always confuse with Drosophilidae.
I love the "ancestry" button (top next to the chili) for this!
#Duonat #biodiversity #flies #diptera #beetles #coleoptera #ConvergentEvolution
Did you know that #convergentevolution has led to similar traits in unrelated species?
For example, #both bats and #dolphins have developed #echolocation abilities, despite their distant evolutionary relationship. Learn about how to drive your own genomics #research: bit.ly/3FxV4zG%E2%8...
For example, #both bats and #dolphins have developed #echolocation abilities, despite their distant evolutionary relationship. Learn about how to drive your own genomics #research: bit.ly/3FxV4zG%E2%8...
May 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Did you know that #convergentevolution has led to similar traits in unrelated species?
For example, #both bats and #dolphins have developed #echolocation abilities, despite their distant evolutionary relationship. Learn about how to drive your own genomics #research: bit.ly/3FxV4zG%E2%8...
For example, #both bats and #dolphins have developed #echolocation abilities, despite their distant evolutionary relationship. Learn about how to drive your own genomics #research: bit.ly/3FxV4zG%E2%8...
“Although it is similar to Ledyba, Slickyba is a completely different species. It paints trees with the gasoline it secretes from its hands, then lights its work on fire in a dramatic display.”
#Art #Pokemon #Ledyba #June2024 #ConvergentEvolution #TraditionalArt
#Art #Pokemon #Ledyba #June2024 #ConvergentEvolution #TraditionalArt
April 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
“Although it is similar to Ledyba, Slickyba is a completely different species. It paints trees with the gasoline it secretes from its hands, then lights its work on fire in a dramatic display.”
#Art #Pokemon #Ledyba #June2024 #ConvergentEvolution #TraditionalArt
#Art #Pokemon #Ledyba #June2024 #ConvergentEvolution #TraditionalArt
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Here’s the kicker: it evolved independently multiple times — a textbook case of convergent evolution.
There are at least 8 classes (α, β, γ, δ, ζ, η, θ, and ι), with completely different structures but the same core function.
#ConvergentEvolution #ProteinDiversity
Here’s the kicker: it evolved independently multiple times — a textbook case of convergent evolution.
There are at least 8 classes (α, β, γ, δ, ζ, η, θ, and ι), with completely different structures but the same core function.
#ConvergentEvolution #ProteinDiversity
April 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
4/
Here’s the kicker: it evolved independently multiple times — a textbook case of convergent evolution.
There are at least 8 classes (α, β, γ, δ, ζ, η, θ, and ι), with completely different structures but the same core function.
#ConvergentEvolution #ProteinDiversity
Here’s the kicker: it evolved independently multiple times — a textbook case of convergent evolution.
There are at least 8 classes (α, β, γ, δ, ζ, η, θ, and ι), with completely different structures but the same core function.
#ConvergentEvolution #ProteinDiversity
Why do so many branches of the tree of life becomes "crabs"? #Carcinization #ConvergentEvolution #InspirationalIntermission #2025MMM www.npr.org/2024/09/18/1...
Evolution keeps making crabs. We asked a scientist why : Short Wave
Evolution keeps making crabs. In fact, it's happened so often that there's a special scientific term for an organism turning crab-like: carcinization. But how many times has it happened, and why? When...
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March 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Why do so many branches of the tree of life becomes "crabs"? #Carcinization #ConvergentEvolution #InspirationalIntermission #2025MMM www.npr.org/2024/09/18/1...