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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 28 points 3 weeks ago

You get me closer to god

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

My whole existence is flawed.

[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 30 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

My whole existence is ~~flawed~~ jawed

You bring me closer to maw

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Hahaha. Yes.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Nine inch mandibles

[–] Hjalamanger@feddit.nu 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Can they actually bite using those things or are there just there to look scary?

[–] Saeveo@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

On the Giant Water Bug (bottom left) they aren't even mouthparts, those are it's first pair of legs.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

You should start a sexy bug leg/mouthparts community.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

Imagine some fishnets over those puppies

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

isn't that technically how it works for all arthropods? Anything vaguely limb-like is in fact a heavily derived leg, including antennae.

[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago

These are real, current legs. The front 2 of the insect norm of 6

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 weeks ago

Afaik, only the ant bites. The others use them for flinging opponents or grappling with them.

Unlike me, I grapple so I can bite

[–] grrgyle 4 points 3 weeks ago

We don't deserve ants