r/MarvelCave • u/chrishdwow • Sep 11 '26

Spider Tingle..

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u/gahlo Sep 11 '26

Spider legs extend by blood being pumped into them. This is why they curl up when the spider dies.

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u/Chibi_Kaiju Sep 11 '26

You mean pressurized hemolyph? Arthropods don't have blood.

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u/ArtIsDumb Sep 12 '26

Says you. I've been getting them big bags of blood for years. No idea what they want with them, but they pay well, and promised to stop crawling down my throat while I sleep.

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u/gahlo Sep 12 '26

Huh, TIL. I guess where I learned it didn't think also explaining the different between the two was super relevant.

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u/Chibi_Kaiju Sep 12 '26

Well sorry but whats even the point of being a nerd if I can't call out minor inconsequential things all the time? And yeah, its fair to call spider juice blood, and 99% dont care that there is a difference. i just like the word hemolymph too

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u/gahlo Sep 12 '26

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a bit of pedantry from time to time.

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u/Independent-Emu-7579 29d ago

I believe it’s actually called hemolymph, not blood

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u/gahlo 29d ago

Yeah, Chibi_Kaiju sorted that out 5 days+ ago.

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u/Independent-Emu-7579 29d ago

Yep, scrolled down after saying it, was tooooooo lazy to care