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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish18•8 months agoOn the Giant Water Bug (bottom left) they aren’t even mouthparts, those are it’s first pair of legs.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoisn’t that technically how it works for all arthropods? Anything vaguely limb-like is in fact a heavily derived leg, including antennae.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•8 months agoThese are real, current legs. The front 2 of the insect norm of 6
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoYou should start a sexy bug leg/mouthparts community.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•8 months agoImagine some fishnets over those puppies
On the Giant Water Bug (bottom left) they aren’t even mouthparts, those are it’s first pair of legs.
isn’t that technically how it works for all arthropods? Anything vaguely limb-like is in fact a heavily derived leg, including antennae.
These are real, current legs. The front 2 of the insect norm of 6
That’s kinda hot
You should start a sexy bug leg/mouthparts community.
Imagine some fishnets over those puppies