LeonDeSchal t1_irs0umz wrote on October 10, 2022 at 4:28 PM

Can insects become fat?

Nazamroth t1_irs3z5l wrote on October 10, 2022 at 4:49 PM

Are spiders insects? I always forget. But at least spiders can become fat, it goes into their abdomen iirc.

Heliolord t1_irs4orr wrote on October 10, 2022 at 4:54 PM

Scorpions are arachnids, too. Never considered they could get chunky.

seancollinhawkins t1_irs54li wrote on October 10, 2022 at 4:57 PM

Insects have 6 legs and 3 well defined body sections.

Spiders are arachnids

Nazamroth t1_irsil44 wrote on October 10, 2022 at 6:27 PM

Arthropod, thats the word I was looking for. (yeah, thats a higher tier, i know.)

Slurms_McKensei t1_irs9c64 wrote on October 10, 2022 at 5:25 PM

No. They can grow, but they don't gain fat like other animals can/do. Their size is almost entirely limited by availability of food, temperature, and oxygen concentrations. Thats why you get puppy sized Tarantulas in jungles, and tiny wasps in deserts

Also: this is an arachnid. Same concept though.

LeonDeSchal t1_irsdaek wrote on October 10, 2022 at 5:51 PM

Thanks.

Puppy sized tarantulas is scary to think about.

averyoda OP t1_irsd910 wrote on October 10, 2022 at 5:51 PM

They can definitely be oversized, although "fat" might not be the right term. Although scorpions are technically arachnids, not insects.

endospores t1_irsez69 wrote on October 10, 2022 at 6:03 PM

Sure, with enough parasites inside. Scorpions are athropods like insects, but insects are only those with 6 little legs.

PsBattle: this incredibly fat scorpion

xkoreotic t1_irrnjfa wrote on October 10, 2022 at 2:59 PM

theserial t1_irrokwa wrote on October 10, 2022 at 3:06 PM

averyoda OP t1_irrr779 wrote on October 10, 2022 at 3:24 PM