November 29, 2023
An ant falling through air has a terminal velocity of just 4 mph. Comparatively, a human body (with limbs fully extended) has a terminal velocity of about 124 mph. This, combined with their formidable exoskeleton, allows ants to theoretically survive a fall from any distance.
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Like other insects, the cockroach does not have lungs. Instead, its respiratory system consists primarily of a network of tubes, called tracheae, that open at the surface of the thorax and abdomen through paired valvelike structures called spiracles. Muscles on or near the spiracles keep them
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