Xanthrax, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago) That’s how it actually works, right? They have something more akin to a hydraulic system, than a muscular system. I think all the pressure would be stored in the trunk, right? Edit: never mind, I’m thinking of arachnids, not insects. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnid_locomotion Ants have muscles: www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/science/20qna.html They both use hemolymph but only arachnids use them as hydraulics.
That’s how it actually works, right? They have something more akin to a hydraulic system, than a muscular system. I think all the pressure would be stored in the trunk, right?
Edit: never mind, I’m thinking of arachnids, not insects.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnid_locomotion
Ants have muscles:
www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/science/20qna.html
They both use hemolymph but only arachnids use them as hydraulics.