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(4,570 posts)
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 10:28 PM 2 hrs ago

The scientific fact that jellyfish have survived for 650 million years without a brain or a backbone...

Explains to me why people still vote for and support republicans.

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The scientific fact that jellyfish have survived for 650 million years without a brain or a backbone... (Original Post) Enter stage left 2 hrs ago OP
🤣🤣🤣🤣👍 kimbutgar 1 hr ago #1
The jellyfish shall inherit the earth. Tough luck, Christian Nationalists. Gaugamela 1 hr ago #2
I spent some time studying them. mr715 1 hr ago #3
Sea squirt IcyPeas 1 hr ago #4

mr715

(3,573 posts)
3. I spent some time studying them.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 10:40 PM
1 hr ago

They lack a central nervous system, but they do have a surprisingly robust information processing core. They use many of the same neurochemicals we use.

I have a lot of respect for cnidarian neurobiology, even if they don't have a brain per se.

Now... people with brains that make stoopid decisions... thems the ones I worry 'bout.

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