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minus-squareAda@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 day agoThe opening line of that wikipedia article says they’re “equivalent to sexes in multicellular lifeforms”
minus-squarepowerstruggle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 day agoRight, “equivalent to” in the sense that legs are “equivalent to” fins in that they provide locomotion.
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoI mean, they are just for different environments. Fins aren’t very useful for terrestrial animals, and legs aren’t as useful for aquatic animals. Both provide similar functions suited to their environment, and are therefore roughly equivalent.
The opening line of that wikipedia article says they’re “equivalent to sexes in multicellular lifeforms”
Right, “equivalent to” in the sense that legs are “equivalent to” fins in that they provide locomotion.
I mean, they are just for different environments. Fins aren’t very useful for terrestrial animals, and legs aren’t as useful for aquatic animals. Both provide similar functions suited to their environment, and are therefore roughly equivalent.