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Well that's a Christmas spiracle

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (7 children)

This is (fortunately) why there's a maximum size on insects. The environment is less oxygen rich today than in the eras of giant insects in the past. They reach a size where oxygen can't penetrate deeply enough onto their bodies.

[–] Enceladus_One@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago

Yeah giant insects would be utterly terrifying (and deadly).

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (4 children)

maybe once I have money for hobbies, but I really want to make oxygen rich terrariums, and selectively breed tarantulas to see if I can make them larger.

[–] Deepus@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (3 children)
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[–] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

This is giving Island of Dr. Moreau

[–] WinterBear@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

As long as you leave the centipedes out of it

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 0 points 1 month ago

And a separate tank for Scorpions to fight them, we'll make a killing

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

On lungless insects. If they develop to be larger they will get lungs!

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[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Next they're going to tell me that bees don't have hearts

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago

they actually do, they have a "blood" vessel they use to transfer nutrients back and forth their bodies, no need for oxygen distribution though.

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