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[alpharaposa]

• 13:00 @mcahogarth Well, what would a human with no internal skeleton and chitinous skin look like? #
• 13:03 @mcahogarth Don't forget that insects breathe through tube openings either in their sides or feet. #
• 13:03 @mcahogarth Insects are small because the exchange medium takes up too much space at large sizes; no lungs, just tubes. #
• 13:08 @mcahogarth Of course, since there's no internal skeleton, all you're left with to hang things around is figuring out how the muscles work #

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[kishiriadgr.livejournal.com]

I'm left thinking of the condition popularly known as "harlequin baby" in which the infant is born with scarlet eyes and a thick, scaly skin. It's quite gruesome and seems to be a throwback to our days as fishies.

[that-guy-zach.livejournal.com]

"Well, what would a human with no internal skeleton and chitinous skin look like?"

Nancy Pelosi?

[xaq.livejournal.com]

Most likely an accurate summary, but still, ouch.

[aefenglommung.livejournal.com]

If you're concerned with how large insects (or insectoids) could realistically get, don't forget that in prehistoric times, there were six-foot dragonflies with humongous wingspans and other giants about.