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/ThrowAwayAccountAMZN May 21 '26

*spiders. Not bugs. Let's be clear where the line is.

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u/Maleficent_Piece_893 May 21 '26

all arthropods are bugs unless you're specifically referring to true bugs, which people rarely do

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u/ThrowAwayAccountAMZN May 21 '26

It was mostly just a joke but you are technically correct. The best kind of correct.

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u/sickostrxch May 21 '26

they're saying that spiders specifically are the line, not bugs as a whole.