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Comparative anatomy (slrpnk.net)

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[–] [email protected] 80 points 1 month ago (28 children)

I'd love to see an informed response as to why we think they ran instead of hopped. Is there a difference in the skeleton or muscles that would tell us?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Most likely the weight difference would be the biggest issue here.

Same reason why to scale bug wings wouldn't let you fly, that square cube law can lead to some very unfun conclusions where big beasties are concerned.