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minus-squareHjalmarlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 hours agoCan they actually bite using those things or are there just there to look scary?
minus-squareSaeveo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 hours agoOn the Giant Water Bug (bottom left) they aren’t even mouthparts, those are it’s first pair of legs.
minus-squareBarx [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoThe lower left is a toe biter water bug with one of the most painful venoms on the planet
minus-squaresouthsamurai@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·6 hours agoAfaik, only the ant bites. The others use them for flinging opponents or grappling with them. Unlike me, I grapple so I can bite
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.
The lower left is a toe biter water bug with one of the most painful venoms on the planet
Afaik, only the ant bites. The others use them for flinging opponents or grappling with them.
Unlike me, I grapple so I can bite