Why are the legs of insects not always identical?

Why do spiders and most insects' legs scrunch up when they die?

I've wondered about this for the longest time. I mean, why don't they splay out? And it's not just when you kill them by physical means. Even if they die a natural death usually the ...show more
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They're basically hydraulic. Their natural state is curled up, and if I recall correctly pressure is exerted on a fluid to make them extend. When they die, the pressure is no longer exerted and they curl up.

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"Contracture" of the musculoskeletal system.

Ashleigh

They don't have muscles to straighten out their legs, only to bend them. Their legs straighten like a long balloon full of air, but their legs are full of bug blood. When the animal dies it's heart stops and the pressure to straighten it's legs is gone. Then in death the muscles contract and bend their legs.

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