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fossilesque @mander.xyz

9mo ago

Mandibles

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You get me closer to god
My whole existence is flawed.
- My whole existence is ~~flawed~~ jawed
  You bring me closer to maw
  
  Hahaha. Yes.
Nine inch mandibles
Can they actually bite using those things or are there just there to look scary?
- On the Giant Water Bug (bottom left) they aren't even mouthparts, those are it's first pair of legs.
  
  That's kinda hot
  
  isn't that technically how it works for all arthropods? Anything vaguely limb-like is in fact a heavily derived leg, including antennae.
- Afaik, only the ant bites. The others use them for flinging opponents or grappling with them.
  Unlike me, I grapple so I can bite
- The lower left is a toe biter water bug with one of the most painful venoms on the planet
  
  I'm getting very mixed answers here (someone else said that's it's legs
We don't deserve ants

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