The seahorse is so Mind-numbingly stupid I cannot even fathom how this creature not only has existed at one point in time but has continued to exist into modern day. It is genuinely baffling that this has happened.
The fact that this thing is still alive and not even doing that poorly genuinely causes me physical pain.

I lay in bed at night and have hot flashes thinking about why seahorses aren’t extinct. The only reason seahorses aren’t the most mal-adapted creature to ever exist is because they can camouflage well. If they didn’t have camouflage I think they’d be up there for the worst adapted creature to ever evolve to exist. EVER.

However, all of this said, they’re still alive and they’re not doing that poorly. So while it doesn’t make sense, they’re still doing it, right? Like, they’re better than the things that have already gone extinct.