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How spiders breathe
When incey wincey spider climbed up the water spout – it was probably to get some air because spiders need to breathe just like us. Spiders exchange gases (breathe) in a similar way to insects. We’ve looked at insect breathing … Continue reading
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Tagged air breathing, arthropod, book lungs, breathe, breathing, carbon dioxide, circulatory system, haemocyanin, haemolymph, hemocyanin, hemolymph, incey wincey spider, itsy bitsy spider, lungs, oxygen, physiology, respiration, respiratory physiology, spider, spiders, spiracle, trachae
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No lungs, no gills: how do insects breathe?
They may make your skin crawl and you might wish to think of them as a lower life form, but insects have a remarkably elegant and simple way of delivering oxygen to their body and removing the carbon dioxide waste. … Continue reading
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Tagged animal, breathe, breathing, bugs, carbon dioxide, circulatory system, conserve energy, convection, Deinacrida hetacantha, diffusion, giant Weta, insect, oxygen, physiology, respiration, respiratory physiology, respiratory system, spiracle, trachae, trachaea
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