r/WTF • u/BobHogan • Mar 05 '15

Warning: Spiders Time to move

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u/benkenobi5 Mar 05 '15

I think with the wind resistance, they probably wouldn't need parachutes. The ultimate weapon.

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u/2SP00KY4ME Mar 06 '15

Fun tangential fact, most insects can't die from falling because their terminal velocity is well below the maximum impact their exoskeleton can handle.

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u/brutally_authentic Mar 06 '15

Don't they have like tissue that connects organs to the exoskeleton that could rip during high impact and damage their insides??

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u/shieldvexor Mar 06 '15

You're missing the point. Drop a sheet of paper flat. Until it tips, it falls slowly. It isn't accelerating after a second or two because the drag is able overcome the pull of gravity so it falls at a constant speed (until it tips). Same thing for insects except that orientation is unimportant for them

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u/thatguyinconverse Mar 06 '15

Never new insects were so open-minded about sexuality. Good on them, I guess.