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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish18•6 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•6 months agoYou should start a sexy bug leg/mouthparts community.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months agoImagine some fishnets over those puppies
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•6 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•6 months agoThese are real, current legs. The front 2 of the insect norm of 6
On the Giant Water Bug (bottom left) they aren’t even mouthparts, those are it’s first pair of legs.
That’s kinda hot
You should start a sexy bug leg/mouthparts community.
Imagine some fishnets over those puppies
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