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Bees don't have lungs. (mander.xyz)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/31/they-survived-fire-and-lead-poisoning-so-what-happened-next-to-notre-dames-bees-aoe

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Insects don't have lungs. It also means their potential size is directly limited by the oxygen content in the air.

Which is why we don't see cat sized insects roaming around.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Which is why you don't see cat sized insects roaming around, I live next to a tarantula trail and some of them fuckers get BIG.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Spiders aren't insects. Though like them, they don't have lungs! Not ones like ours, anyway.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In my defense I am a smartass not smart.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Eh, you were close enough.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

tarantulas do indeed have lungs though

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wait… tarantula trails are a thing?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Yeah they followed paths, I think it's a way of avoiding dangerous terrain. They are rather fragile beasts.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Arachnids are not insects though.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Related is this awesome video discussing dinosaur breathing

https://youtu.be/WuMHfWSyoGI

[–] TomasEkeli 1 points 1 week ago

that was great! thanks!