convergent evolution, n.Trivia

Caffeine evolved entirely independently in tea and coffee

Bats and dolphins independently evolved echolocation in the same way (down to the molecular level)

3-toed sloths and 2-toed sloths aren't closely related to each other, and each group evolved the tree-hanging lifestyle independently, an example of convergent evolution.

caffeine in coffee beans, cacao and tea evolved independently as a toxic substance protecting their seeds against herbivores.

85 million years before butterflies there existed another insect that looked and acted exactly like butterflies