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Topic	Is it possible to genetically modify an insect to the size of, say...
apolloooo 01/09/18 11:35:44 PM #33:	DuranOfForcena posted... Solar_Crimson posted... eston posted... IIRC their body tissue can't support that size so they would literally be crushed under their own weight Yeah, this. They're small for a reason. it's more than that though. it has to do with a body's heat production and ability to get rid of that heat, and how body volume scales differently with size than body surface area, as well as the differing rates at which cells in different animals produce work and generate heat. this recent video from Kurzgesagt (In A Nutshell) explains it really well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUWUHf-rzks Came itt to post that video. Love that channel --- http://i.imgtc.com/iJyp6bF.png http://i.imgtc.com/ZBw36Qh.png Thanks for the peeps that made the pics <3 if i make typos it means i am on phone <cite>apolloooo posted [p:893748585] in Is it poss... [t:76183447]...</cite> <quote><cite>DuranOfForcena posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Solar_Crimson posted...</cite> <quote><cite>eston posted...</cite> <quote>IIRC their body tissue can't support that size so they would literally be crushed under their own weight</quote> Yeah, this. They're small for a reason.</quote> it's more than that though. it has to do with a body's heat production and ability to get rid of that heat, and how body volume scales differently with size than body surface area, as well as the differing rates at which cells in different animals produce work and generate heat. this recent video from Kurzgesagt (In A Nutshell) explains it really well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUWUHf-rzks</quote> Came itt to post that video. Love that channel --- http://i.imgtc.com/iJyp6bF.png http://i.imgtc.com/ZBw36Qh.png Thanks for the peeps that made the pics <3 if i make typos it means i am on phone</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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