tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305030.post109539150326698155..comments2024-03-15T10:20:34.198-07:00Comments on Rhosgobel: Radagast's home: Mom, come quick! My caterpillar's head just fell off!Radagasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419540565463343922noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305030.post-90196180189245033542010-05-15T13:20:50.066-07:002010-05-15T13:20:50.066-07:00Importing comments:
lindharma
aww, the poor thin...Importing comments:<br /><br />lindharma <br />aww, the poor things.. <br />they would be so much happier over in the rain forest education site-<br />September 19, 2004, 4:28:14 PM PDT – Like – Reply<br /><br />Radagast <br />Well, insect systems are somewhat different from human systems in this regard. Insects don't breathe through their mouths/heads, so that's not a problem. Their nervous systems are indeed much more distributed than ours, though they still do have integrating centers in their heads. And you are correct, one of the primary functions of the head is indeed the digestive "widgets" (mandibles, associated food-sensing structures, entry point to the gut, etc.) <br /> <br />I'm not well versed in how neuronal development and control is affected by molting. I'll have to look that up and get back to you ... I'm curious myself.<br />September 17, 2004, 11:25:29 PM PDT – Like – Reply<br /><br />Semantic Compositions <br />I want to be 100% sure I'm not misunderstanding something here. Aside from the digestive widgets, is there anything actually essential to the caterpillar's continued survival inside their heads? A brain? Breathing organs of any sort? Or is the head largely distinguished by being at an end and having mandibles? If the latter isn't the case, how does the caterpillar transfer control from one head to the other?<br />September 16, 2004, 11:55:15 PM PDTRadagasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419540565463343922noreply@blogger.com