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No matter how hard you crush spiders their legs always curl up... why?
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08-25-2005, 09:44 PM
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Two of the six joints in a spider?s leg are hydraulic. The spider flexes muscles that increase pressure and straighten those joints. When the spider dies, those muscles relax and the legs curl up.
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