I’m sorry, but the common “proportional strength of a …” you’ve been taught is false. Spiders are not particularly strong compared to humans, nor are ants, etc. It’s just that gravity isn’t very powerful at that scale.
I know, that isn’t a very satisfying explanation, but there isn’t room here for a good one.
And @ “The Cat and Ape”No guys, you are not reading carefully.
Following your link, I find that Debbie Hadley does use the word “strong”, but then goes on to say the effect is all due to the ant’s “diminutive size”, not anything special about the physiology of insects and arachnids.
That means the when you use the term “proportional strength”, the biophysics factor of “diminutive size” must be part of your computation of what constitutes “proportional”. If, using genetic engineering, you could create a being with a human-like physiology the size of this F-Minus “Human Spider”, it WOULD have that much “strength”.
Leroy almost 9 years ago
It’s the opposite of Spider-Man? A spider that was bitten by a human? Yech!!
Templo S.U.D. almost 9 years ago
Does Garfield even have a chance with Human Spider?
lilmnm almost 9 years ago
And what is he here to do?
Eric Salinas Premium Member almost 9 years ago
I wonder what the arachnid Mary Jane looks like.
JayBluE almost 9 years ago
With great power comes…..a great power bill.
Rwill over 8 years ago
His supper power is he has 6 opposable thumbs.
bretwheadon Premium Member over 8 years ago
Whew! Dodged a copyright bullet there!
chassimmons over 8 years ago
I’m sorry, but the common “proportional strength of a …” you’ve been taught is false. Spiders are not particularly strong compared to humans, nor are ants, etc. It’s just that gravity isn’t very powerful at that scale.
I know, that isn’t a very satisfying explanation, but there isn’t room here for a good one.
chassimmons over 8 years ago
And @ “The Cat and Ape”No guys, you are not reading carefully.
Following your link, I find that Debbie Hadley does use the word “strong”, but then goes on to say the effect is all due to the ant’s “diminutive size”, not anything special about the physiology of insects and arachnids.
That means the when you use the term “proportional strength”, the biophysics factor of “diminutive size” must be part of your computation of what constitutes “proportional”. If, using genetic engineering, you could create a being with a human-like physiology the size of this F-Minus “Human Spider”, it WOULD have that much “strength”.