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Meet the Bug That Breathes Through Its Butt

In our last post, you were a beetle with a breathing problem. In this one, you’re underwater. And because you’re in the water, you’ve got what looks like an unsurmountable, frightening, oh-my-god-I’m-going-to-die predicament.

Published December 8, 2015
Categorized as Size Tagged aquatic insects, breathing, diffusion, dragonflies, gills, how insects breathe

Gasp! A Breathing Puzzle

Most animals not only don’t breathe like we do, they do it so differently, we still haven’t quite figured out what they’re doing. What we do know is the way these creatures take in air and get their oxygen is nothing short of astonishing. So that’s our topic: mysterious breathers.

Published November 10, 2015
Categorized as Size Tagged breathing, diffusion, giant insects, how insects breathe, respiration, spiracles, trachea

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