Is Starship Trooper Arrachnid Biology (anatomy and physiology) even possible?
The starship troopers universe is old. Not 90s old but even further back. The original book is from 1959. Although old the in universe creatures as we see them today are surprisingly realistic. There is no gamma radiation super powers. There are no 100m, 300 foot, robots. It is very much people with guns and , admittedly giant, arachnids. Despite the realism there are some very obvious problems. The biggest issue is and remains the arrachnids. If you scroll through YouTube for long you will find videos describign their species before long. We even have our own ,https://youtu.be/X1rqmoJtRMk. The problem with these and others is not the species as a whole. We have lready shown how this could be possible. Rather it is the basic specification of the lowest of castes. The warrior bug. The warrior has a range fo features that beggar belief. Everything from tank like armour to the ability to travel in space. Things that you might at first think require the average audience member to suspend their disbelief. This bring us back tot he original point. Despite being so old and re imagined several times the warrior is actually surprisingly realistic. We go through what is possible base don current knowledge. We also go through what is not so realistic or possible. Relevant links: Studies on extraction methods of chitin from crab shell and investigation of its mechanical properties https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Stress-Strain-curves-for-isolated-crab-chitin-failed-in-tension-43_fig1_315837008 Understanding the structural diversity of chitins as a versatile biomaterial https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8326827/ How do ants breathe? https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/how-do-ants-breathe Do Ants Have a Heart to Pump Blood? https://www.animalwised.com/do-ants-have-a-heart-to-pump-blood-4898.html How do ants get around? Ultra-sensitive machines measure their every step https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140701193249.htm 7.62×51mm NATO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.62%C3%9751mm_NATO Morita Assault Rifle https://starshiptroopers.fandom.com/wiki/Morita_Assault_Rifle Huge dinosaurs evolved different cooling systems to combat heat stroke https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191016153635.htm Warrior Bug https://starshiptroopers.fandom.com/wiki/Warrior_Bug Spiracle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiracle_(arthropods)
The starship troopers universe is old. Not 90s old but even further back. The original book is from 1959. Although old the in universe creatures as we see them today are surprisingly realistic. There is no gamma radiation super powers. There are no 100m, 300 foot, robots. It is very much people with guns and , admittedly giant, arachnids. Despite the realism there are some very obvious problems. The biggest issue is and remains the arrachnids. If you scroll through YouTube for long you will find videos describign their species before long. We even have our own ,https://youtu.be/X1rqmoJtRMk. The problem with these and others is not the species as a whole. We have lready shown how this could be possible. Rather it is the basic specification of the lowest of castes. The warrior bug. The warrior has a range fo features that beggar belief. Everything from tank like armour to the ability to travel in space. Things that you might at first think require the average audience member to suspend their disbelief. This bring us back tot he original point. Despite being so old and re imagined several times the warrior is actually surprisingly realistic. We go through what is possible base don current knowledge. We also go through what is not so realistic or possible. Relevant links: Studies on extraction methods of chitin from crab shell and investigation of its mechanical properties https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Stress-Strain-curves-for-isolated-crab-chitin-failed-in-tension-43_fig1_315837008 Understanding the structural diversity of chitins as a versatile biomaterial https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8326827/ How do ants breathe? https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/how-do-ants-breathe Do Ants Have a Heart to Pump Blood? https://www.animalwised.com/do-ants-have-a-heart-to-pump-blood-4898.html How do ants get around? Ultra-sensitive machines measure their every step https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140701193249.htm 7.62×51mm NATO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.62%C3%9751mm_NATO Morita Assault Rifle https://starshiptroopers.fandom.com/wiki/Morita_Assault_Rifle Huge dinosaurs evolved different cooling systems to combat heat stroke https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191016153635.htm Warrior Bug https://starshiptroopers.fandom.com/wiki/Warrior_Bug Spiracle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiracle_(arthropods)