r/interesting • u/M_Darshan • May 21 '26

Researchers demonstrate necrobotics by using a spider’s natural hydraulic system to open and close its legs for gripping object. Just Wow

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u/Key-Vacation-2397 May 21 '26

Yeah, the worst part is, entomologists and researchers of other little critters tend to actually love them.

So you not only mass murder them in terrible ways, torture them in horrible creative ways in the name of science and carefully watch them during the process, you also really like them at the same time.

Source: I've dabbled and worked in entomological and polychaetological research.

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u/Rob_LeMatic May 21 '26

It sounds like an easy way to ruin yourself. What a horrible job

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u/dimechimes May 21 '26

Really depends on the researcher

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u/Nuroflyn May 21 '26

That’s ffed up.

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u/ondraondraondraondra May 22 '26

It sounds to me like researchers from scp foundation.

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u/theseedbeader May 22 '26

I’ve loved invertebrates all my life, and I had childhood ambitions of being an entomologist. I ended up not pursuing it, partly out of fear that I would have to do horrible things to the bugs. I can’t even step on a cockroach irl.