Why did I not know before now that you can get a plush anomalocaris?

[dtl@8bitorbust.info]

And why was I born 500 million years too late to have one as a pet?

[dtl@8bitorbust.info]

You can get plush Hallucigenia too!

[gsuberland@chaos.social]

@dtl this one looks like it's from Adventure Time

[m0khr@mastodon.radio]

@dtl ooh cute but just look at this one!

Wonder how big the real version is... Looks scary!

[dtl@8bitorbust.info]

@M0KHR they were up to a meter long as far as I know.

[m0khr@mastodon.radio]

@dtl That's nightmare territory!

[jamesoff@mastodon.jamesoff.net]

@dtl I have a plush DNA, I got it as the mascot for the genomics team at work

[paddytech@mastodon.ie]

@jamesoff @dtl they have plush RNA too 😜

[dtl@8bitorbust.info]

@jamesoff excellent!

[mrundkvist@archaeo.social]

@dtl
Apparently I'm a person who can recognise a plush anomalocaris at a glance despite no higher ed in biology. I think it's thanks to S.J. Gould.

[quantensalat@scicomm.xyz]

@dtl I saw your post and was going to comment what about a plush anomalocaris and then I scrolled up and of course

[uwehalfhand@norcal.social]

@dtl What?! Now I want one too!

[ratsnakegames@mastodon.social]

@jamesoff @dtl is... is DNA supposed to have eyes

[jlargentaye@mas.to]

@dtl @cstross oh hey related my partner helped Stephanie Metz build her giant felt nudibranch

https://www.stephaniemetz.com/work/toxic-beauty

[jlargentaye@mas.to]

@ratsnakegames @jamesoff @dtl it’s an evolution

[seconduniverse@autistics.life]

@dtl Do plushies fossilize? Because in 500 million years from now, someone is going to find evidence of circular evolution...

[georgexcollins@mastodon.scot]

@dtl I gave my wife syphilis for her birthday one year.

[drhyde@fosstodon.org]

@dtl when a relative pupped recently I showed her one of those (I don't think it was that one, but something similar, so there are at least two people making these! yay!). I was told in no uncertain terms that this was Right Out if I ever wanted to eat any more of her delicious cakes.

[areactis@mathstodon.xyz]

@dtl I kinda want one of these (the plush version, I have no idea how to take care of the real thing).

[bashstkid@mastodon.online]

@dtl @M0KHR A foot or two, at least until someone digs up something complete and bigger in China …