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[โ€“] mech@feddit.org 7 points 1 week ago (27 children)

They're separate biological classes.
So they're about as far apart as you are from a reptile, bird or fish.

[โ€“] stray@pawb.social 11 points 6 days ago (11 children)

Not exactly. Humans, birds, and reptiles are all within the phylum chordata, while arachnids and insects are both within the phylum arthropoda.

Fish, interestingly, aren't a real thing in terms of formal classification. The term is similar to bug in that we apply it to whichever creatures we feel fit the description.

[โ€“] mech@feddit.org 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Yeah I simplified it a bit cause I didn't want to open a can of dinosaurs.

[โ€“] stray@pawb.social 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I don't know if you saw Johandea's reply to me, but it made me realize I was mistaken about what you meant.

I love opening cans of dinosaurs. :D

[โ€“] 0ops@piefed.zip 3 points 6 days ago

It's the chicken of the past (literally)

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