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Mandibles (mander.xyz)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago

You get me closer to god

[–] BreadOven 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My whole existence is flawed.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My whole existence is ~~flawed~~ jawed

You bring me closer to maw

[–] BreadOven 3 points 2 months ago

Hahaha. Yes.

[–] Nuke_the_whales 13 points 2 months ago

Nine inch mandibles

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] Saeveo 19 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That's kinda hot

[–] thesporkeffect 2 points 2 months ago

You should start a sexy bug leg/mouthparts community.

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

Imagine some fishnets over those puppies

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months 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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

We don't deserve ants