Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWould you rather fight a lion-sized ant, or 1,000 ant sized lions?message-squaremessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWould you rather fight a lion-sized ant, or 1,000 ant sized lions?Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square4linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretobogganablaze@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoA lion sized ant would asphyxiate rather quickly. Breathing through spiracles/tracheae doesn’t scale well.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAnd the lions would quickly get too cold by having way too much surface area. Scientific accuracy is no fun for shrinking and growing things.
A lion sized ant would asphyxiate rather quickly. Breathing through spiracles/tracheae doesn’t scale well.
And the lions would quickly get too cold by having way too much surface area.
Scientific accuracy is no fun for shrinking and growing things.