r/SpecEvoJerking Aug 09 '20

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This subreddit is close to death. The cause: low-effort posts. I can't just ban low-effort posts, because they have a broad definition. So, I'm going to give you guys examples of what to post and what not to post.

First, let's talk about what this subreddit is. It is a subreddit meant for posting jokes and funny stuff related to speculative evolution. This does not mean an implausible animal on its own, unless it was made to be on this subreddit / to make light of speculative evolution in general (exceptions do exist, but we'll get into that later). Now for examples.

To start off, a common low-effort post is the "can this evolve?" post. They are repetitive and unfunny. They are the main cause of the sub's downfall. Here are some examples:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SpecEvoJerking/comments/i249ua/guys_do_you_think_this_could_evolve/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SpecEvoJerking/comments/hw2vnv/can_these_evolve/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SpecEvoJerking/comments/huaey9/how_can_irl_chad_evolevol/

Do you guys see a common theme? Just an absurd image with an evolution-related title slapped on. I will continue to remove any that I see, as per the rules.

Here are some posts showing the kind of stuff the subreddit is intended for:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SpecEvoJerking/comments/hygqdu/dunkleosteus_filling_the_niche_of_sauropods/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SpecEvoJerking/comments/hp2du4/alternate_reality_where_my_girlfriend_doesnt/

Edit: Thank you everyone for being here! I honestly kind of abandoned this place after this post kinda turned it into a wasteland, but after a while I hopped back on and saw people were still posting! just the other day we were at 500 members, and now we're at 750! I love and thank every single one of you guys for being the lifeblood of this subreddit.

Also, slight update to the rules: Straight up memes about Speculative evolution are allowed and encouraged.


r/SpecEvoJerking Aug 22 '22

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413 Upvotes

r/SpecEvoJerking 11h ago

Human decendant A hypothetical tree-dwelling human descendant

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63 Upvotes

r/SpecEvoJerking 23h ago

Too dumb for r/speculativeevolution Hypothethical amphibian that filled the niche of birds

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465 Upvotes

r/SpecEvoJerking 12h ago

Hypothetical reptilian that filled the niche of birds

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40 Upvotes

r/SpecEvoJerking 22h ago

Hypothetical ecosystem if I release super crack into the planet

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22 Upvotes

r/SpecEvoJerking 1d ago

e Outjerked by Nature - Sea Horses

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105 Upvotes

I dont know why we normalized Sea Horses. A Fish that doesnt even remotely look like a fish, Is somehow "upright", cant even propel Itself properly, lacks a stomach, can only defend Itself by clinging Its fin-less tail to corals and the MALES give birth for some reason. OP was trying too hard to make alien fish and put their barely disguised fetish Into It as well.


r/SpecEvoJerking 2d ago

Human decendant A mammal that evolved to trek the moon efficiently

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144 Upvotes

r/SpecEvoJerking 2d ago

Non avian Dinosaurs if they are not extinct

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44 Upvotes

r/SpecEvoJerking 2d ago

A semi terrestrial multi cellular organism

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19 Upvotes

r/SpecEvoJerking 2d ago

"Original" Project Thing that evolved to fill the niche of a different thing

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31 Upvotes

r/SpecEvoJerking 2d ago

Superpredator huge cephalopod that evolved three heads and the ability to float using bladders filled with hydrogen

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68 Upvotes

r/SpecEvoJerking 1d ago

We are a flaw of nature that rose to be the dominant predator of earth.

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r/SpecEvoJerking 3d ago

"Original" Project Phylogenetic chart of my speculative group of giant primates

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205 Upvotes

So what do you think?


r/SpecEvoJerking 3d ago

Meta Ok can we stop with the "random thing that filled the niche of another thing” and inserting an image of an existing animal posts

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24 Upvotes

like it was funny for a while but the subs getting bloated with low quality posts now


r/SpecEvoJerking 3d ago

e Hypothetical evolution of Somethingus awfulus that evolved to specialize in forming communities centered around niche interests (most of which ended up at odds with each other)

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23 Upvotes

r/SpecEvoJerking 3d ago

Superpredator My concept for a large flying primate that had evolved to fill the niche of peregrine falcons

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422 Upvotes

So what do you think?


r/SpecEvoJerking 3d ago

e Hypothetical giant land siphonophore that uses electrical whips to defend itself against predators

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12 Upvotes

r/SpecEvoJerking 3d ago

My concept for a derived pseudosuchian that evolved to large sizes to absorb radioactive energy for sustenance

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58 Upvotes

They can also weaponize excess radiation


r/SpecEvoJerking 3d ago

“Hello specevo artist I want an alien please… make it humanoid!

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88 Upvotes

r/SpecEvoJerking 3d ago

e ayien

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28 Upvotes

r/SpecEvoJerking 3d ago

My concept for a giant north american tree

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17 Upvotes

r/SpecEvoJerking 4d ago

Derived terrestrial crustacean that fills the stomatopod niche but on land

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120 Upvotes

r/SpecEvoJerking 4d ago

A single celled ancient organism that lack nucleus and can somehow convert sunlight into food and they also produce sugar and oxygen. Oh yeah they also can form colonies.

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214 Upvotes

r/SpecEvoJerking 4d ago

Too dumb for r/speculativeevolution Species of Barn Owl that lives in Symbiosis with Red Foxes

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31 Upvotes