fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 25 days agoBees don't have lungs.mander.xyzimagemessage-square195fedilinkarrow-up1994file-text
arrow-up1994imageBees don't have lungs.mander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square195fedilinkfile-text
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/31/they-survived-fire-and-lead-poisoning-so-what-happened-next-to-notre-dames-bees-aoe
minus-squareRemember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·25 days agoAdding to this, the holes (spiracles) connect to the tracheae, which connect to air sacs. While respiration is almost entirely passive in smaller species, larger species actually force air through the system to aid the otherwise passive process. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_system_of_insects Side note: Spiders have book lungs. They’re not insects, but like insects, they are arthropods.
Adding to this, the holes (spiracles) connect to the tracheae, which connect to air sacs. While respiration is almost entirely passive in smaller species, larger species actually force air through the system to aid the otherwise passive process.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_system_of_insects
Side note: Spiders have book lungs. They’re not insects, but like insects, they are arthropods.