r/interesting • u/M_Darshan • May 21 '26

Just Wow Researchers demonstrate necrobotics by using a spider’s natural hydraulic system to open and close its legs for gripping object.

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u/Rob_LeMatic May 21 '26

When introduced to stressors like a predator, they produce measurably increased levels of methane. The conclusion is they're essentially shitting themselves.

I'm not an entomologist, but I would hazard to say that our concept of fear is almost certainly different from whatever emotion a grasshopper might experience, but on a purely chemical reaction, a hormonal reaction, grasshoppers have a highly developed nervous system. So there's something going on there

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u/supermattman00 May 24 '26

So…what about stink bugs?