fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months agoBees don't have lungs.mander.xyzexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1458arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1456arrow-down1external-linkBees don't have lungs.mander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-text
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/31/they-survived-fire-and-lead-poisoning-so-what-happened-next-to-notre-dames-bees-aoe
minus-squareReddfugee42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·3 months agoThis is (fortunately) why there’s a maximum size on insects. The environment is less oxygen rich today than in the eras of giant insects in the past. They reach a size where oxygen can’t penetrate deeply enough onto their bodies.
This is (fortunately) why there’s a maximum size on insects. The environment is less oxygen rich today than in the eras of giant insects in the past. They reach a size where oxygen can’t penetrate deeply enough onto their bodies.