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| Author: | pcernie [ Tue Nov 12, 2013 8:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | David Dimbleby tattoo raises question of scorpion's legs |
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| Author: | Amnesia10 [ Wed Nov 13, 2013 7:33 am ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: David Dimbleby tattoo raises question of scorpion's legs | |||||||||
Maybe he prefers the band the Scorpions? |
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| Author: | paulzolo [ Wed Nov 13, 2013 12:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: David Dimbleby tattoo raises question of scorpion's legs |
A while back, I was wondering about scorpions and their legs. The assumption is that they have six legs, and knowing that they are arachnids, I assumed that the pincers at were, intact, modified legs. However, whenever I’ve seen a scorpion, it has eight legs AND the pincers. So, where are the pincers from? They are pedipalps - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedipalp - developments of antennae (genetic studies reveal this to be the most likely origin). So mistaking the pincers for legs is, I guess, an easy mistake to make if you aren‘t looking carefully enough. |
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| Author: | Amnesia10 [ Wed Nov 13, 2013 3:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: David Dimbleby tattoo raises question of scorpion's legs |
So what do scorpions use for mating? Many spiders use their pedipalps for mating. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD |
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| Author: | paulzolo [ Wed Nov 13, 2013 4:39 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: David Dimbleby tattoo raises question of scorpion's legs | |||||||||
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpion#Reproduction |
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