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The size is not only determined by the underlying physics, but also by the environment. So there can be a arms race of size, the predator needs to be roughly th
by yk 13y ago
The size is not only determined by the underlying physics, but also by the environment. So there can be a arms race of size, the predator needs to be roughly the same size as its pray, so the larger pray has a evolutionary advantage which gives larger predators an evolutionary advantage.
And to stay with the analogy of the article, the same is true for organizations. Some parts of organizations need to be as large as the corresponding parts of competing organizations. For example the legal department and marketing.
- xerophtye 13y agoI wouldn't say it doesn't depend on the physics. Of course it does. As for my original question, i realize the flying mechanism of an eagle is completely different from that of a Quetzalcoatlus (thank you @sejje). Modern day birds use their feathers to trap air (or somthing like that), no? Where as the Quetzalcoatlus would simply use the surface-area of their leathery wings to glide, like human-made gliders.