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[–] hungprocess@thriv.social 66 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The Internet has fried my brain. All I can think of when I hear the phrase "bad dude" is the old meme spoofing the intro to Bad Dudes for NES:

[–] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Damnit, now I'm gonna have to replay it again...

Same. At least it can be completed in like an hour.

[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

That’s a bad dude

[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I believe it's called a Coalacanth

[–] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 29 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Not a terrible guess, but that's the even larger Dunkleosteus terrelli.

you're right!

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago

No, it's a Dunkleosteus.

Coelacanth looks like this:

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I recognize that fish, that's an exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Haven't been there in a long time.

[–] piranhaconda@mander.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago

THAT'S where I know it from! I went about two years ago.

his name is Darryl

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Oh the annoying guys to hunt in Dave the Diver!

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago

Soooo many fishes could fit that description, but I’m glad my dude found his bad dude. Like, dude.

[–] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's always great to see a big Dunk.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

America runs on Dunk... no wait oh no no swim away as fast as you can don't run on it!

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] snooggums@piefed.world 2 points 1 week ago

Now print it at full size!

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Uh, listen Bro. All that sushi i ate before? Just a misunderstanding, right?

[–] Neverbeaten@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

It looks like Brak.

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm not a biologist and this may be a stupid question, but are this monster's eyes armored? Armored eyeballs?

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Your orbits are similar. The hole is where the optic nerve goes.

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Not arguing with you, but what's up with that "bone ring" they have in their orbit? We don't have that.

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's a Scleral Ring and helps to keep the shape of the eye in fish, many reptiles, and birds. Fish don't have round eyes (they're shaped more like M&Ms or chocolate chips), and the ring helps support the shape when swimming. Most rings are just cartilage, but fast swimmers often have bony rings.

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you, I had no idea that reptiles and birds have eyeball rings, too.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Based on this angle, I think you might be more correct. I thought it was recessed.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Awww he's winking at me!

How does my hair look?

You think he's into me?

[–] RotSteinFinke@feddit.org 6 points 2 weeks ago

It's a scleral ring. Lots of animals have that, many including humans don't.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

What a bonehead

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

it's in animal crossing (new horizons?)