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minus-squareOoops@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42arrow-down1·3 months agoSo what humans have done for millenia in the form of furs, leather and bone?
minus-squareSylvartas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·3 months agoYeah but these guys have exoskeletons so they are cooler. Sorry, I don’t make the rules
minus-squarenul9o9@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoHunting giant insects back in the day would be terrifying, but exoskeleton armor would be bad ass.
minus-squareOwl@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·3 months agoYes but they are insects so it’s pretty cool Just imagine if I told you that the cookbug cooks it’s prey by throwing it into fire. You would find it cool despite also doing it.
minus-squareZiglin (they/them)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoIt’s still pretty rare though.
minus-squarepsmgx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoBone maybe, but leather and first have practical reasons related to temperature. Any camo benefits are incidental.
So what humans have done for millenia in the form of furs, leather and bone?
Yeah but these guys have exoskeletons so they are cooler. Sorry, I don’t make the rules
Hunting giant insects back in the day would be terrifying, but exoskeleton armor would be bad ass.
Yes but they are insects so it’s pretty cool
Just imagine if I told you that the cookbug cooks it’s prey by throwing it into fire. You would find it cool despite also doing it.
It’s still pretty rare though.
Bone maybe, but leather and first have practical reasons related to temperature. Any camo benefits are incidental.