Why Spiders Curl Up When They Die
When spiders die, their tiny legs curl up tight against their body, because spiders don’t use muscles to extend their legs. Instead, they have hydraulic legs!
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Sources:
https://asknature.org/strategy/leg-uses-hydraulics-and-muscle-flex/
https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/5/3/15/htm
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780323034104500262 (excerpted at https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/rigor-mortis)
https://www.britannica.com/science/muscle/Actin-myosin-interaction-and-its-regulation
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29_kno2aoGo
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Sources:
https://asknature.org/strategy/leg-uses-hydraulics-and-muscle-flex/
https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/5/3/15/htm
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780323034104500262 (excerpted at https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/rigor-mortis)
https://www.britannica.com/science/muscle/Actin-myosin-interaction-and-its-regulation
Images:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29_kno2aoGo
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