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 about 9 years ago
It’s the opposite of Spider-Man? A spider that was bitten by a human? Yech!!
Templo S.U.D. about 9 years ago
Does Garfield even have a chance with Human Spider?
lilmnm about 9 years ago
And what is he here to do?
Eric Salinas Premium Member about 9 years ago
I wonder what the arachnid Mary Jane looks like.
JayBluE about 9 years ago
With great power comes…..a great power bill.
Rwill about 9 years ago
His supper power is he has 6 opposable thumbs.
bretwheadon Premium Member about 9 years ago
Whew! Dodged a copyright bullet there!
chassimmons Premium Member about 9 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 Premium Member about 9 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”.