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minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mlhexbear14·3 months agoI am ignorant in this field. If not an insect, what is it? [Serious question] linkfedilink
minus-squareEvilsandwichman [none/use name]hexbear7·edit-23 months agoMollusk probably (edit: snails and worms are mollusks) link
minus-squaresebsch@discuss.tchncs.dehexbear4·3 months agoI can't help with what it is, but I can say why it can't be an insect. All insects have per definition exactly 6 legs. linkfedilink
minus-squareatyaz [he/him]hexbear3·3 months agoBut don't insect larvae sometimes look kind of like that link
minus-squareBelly_Beanis [he/him]hexbear3·3 months agoYeah. Caterpillars are moth/butterfly larvae, which are insects. I think ant and termite larva are similar (but stumpier). link
minus-squarecourier8377 [he/him, comrade/them]hexbear3·3 months agoThey constitute their own phylum, Onychophora! link
I am ignorant in this field. If not an insect, what is it? [Serious question]
Mollusk probably (edit: snails and worms are mollusks)
I can't help with what it is, but I can say why it can't be an insect. All insects have per definition exactly 6 legs.
But don't insect larvae sometimes look kind of like that
Yeah. Caterpillars are moth/butterfly larvae, which are insects. I think ant and termite larva are similar (but stumpier).
They constitute their own phylum, Onychophora!