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  • tobogganablaze@lemmus.orgtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.worldDo bugs get fat?
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    5 days ago

    Insects probably can’t get fat.

    There is some flexibility between segments in the abdomen to allow for some stretching but not enough for significant expansion. Bedbugs for example hardly change size after feeding.

    But if we expand the definition of “bug” a bit and include arachnids, then things look different. These have very flexible abdomens than can expand significantly. Prime example would be ticks, which get really, really “fat” after feeding.