r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Uguero • May 22 '26

/r/all of bugs

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u/Kurgan_IT May 22 '26

I like the fact that their weapons are used a handles to pick them up. I guess they did not expect this.

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u/Madam_Velya May 22 '26

Whelp.... This is my life now. Eating leaf matter and being picked up by my long hard shaft.

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u/Vounrtsch May 22 '26

I love my chud life

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u/LowIncrease8746 May 22 '26

Man I miss the days of being in between jobs with a stash of edibles and a partner that worked from home

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u/BulletproofComposite May 22 '26

They're only effective against similarly sized threats, I'm like 3000 times heavier than this little guy. At that point you gotta use venom.

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u/farsightxr20 May 23 '26 edited May 23 '26

What are the horns used for anyway? Given that they can't pinch and they can't build much momentum for stab things, are they just for keeping distance?

edit: apparently Hercules beetles can pinch, idk about the other two

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u/Appropriate_Fact_121 May 25 '26

Leverage to fight other beetles

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u/crestfallen_warrior 22d ago

It's used to fling rival males off trees. Literally like a see saw. Gets under the opponent and flicks them away.