r/whatisit • u/Cultural_Fall_3255 • 8h ago

New, what is it? What is this thing.

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u/Electronic_System839 8h ago

Dude, like how do you get rid of it without getting bit? It will 100% have a vendetta for you. It's so mad that it's wheezing like a pug lol.

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u/zorbinthorium 8h ago

That wheezing noise is called stridulating, when body parts are rubbed together to make a noise

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u/whyisitallsotoxic 8h ago

Since those are just his plates rubbing together, if you oiled him up like a suit of armor, would he then not be able to produce that noise?

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u/zorbinthorium 8h ago

Theoretically I would think so. Probably wouldn't be great for the insect since they breathe passively through holes in their exoskeleton and I'd imagine most lubricants would not agree with their insides

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u/Kermit_the_hog 8h ago

Yeah that would clog his little spiracles!

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u/HendrixHazeWays 8h ago

"This clogs the crab"