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A: Would there be any major disadvantages for a species to have six legs instead of four? Given the example of the development of the scorpion, it started out as a segmented worm with a pair of legs/swimming paddles per segment. These legs later developed into a variety of appendages, such as pedipalps, mandibles, pincers, and land traversing legs. Beetles similarly developed palps, max... (more) |
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