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minus-squareSaeveo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·7 months agoOn the Giant Water Bug (bottom left) they aren’t even mouthparts, those are it’s first pair of legs.
minus-squarethesporkeffect@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoYou should start a sexy bug leg/mouthparts community.
minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoImagine some fishnets over those puppies
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·7 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-squareSlatlun@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 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