Pffft.. its not the exoskeleton that is the limiting factor, is the
lack of a developed respiratory system. They move air across their
exoskeleton and if it's too far away from tissues then they get no
air.. of course, there is a 12' high wall surrounding the Pensacola
naval Air Station Hospital (The original one) to keep out mosquitos as
at the time it was believed that mosquitos could not fly above 10'.
Lester
On Dec 4, 2008, at 2:58 PM, WeslakeMonza1330@aol.com wrote:
> David I'm impressed. But, how to do you explain what happens to Jeff
> Goldblum in the Fly 2?
>
> Enquiring minds want to know.
>
>
>
> In a message dated 02/12/2008 12:59:35 GMT Standard Time,
> dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com writes:
>
> Square-Cube Law.
> If you reduce the linear measurements to 1/6, the
> area of a surface goes down as the square (1/36) and
> the volume goes down as the cube (1/216). Therefore
> the displacement is 327/216=1.51.
>
> That is why insects are relatively small. If their length
> doubles, the volume, and hence the weight goes up
> as the cube and an exoskeleton simply cannot support
> it.
> David Lieb
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