Post by dividavi on Aug 17, 2021 20:03:17 GMT
Mutant 'daddy shortlegs' created in a lab
A daddy longlegs (Phalangium opilio) shows off its long and flexible legs. (Image credit: Caitlin M. Baker/University of Wisconsin-Madison)
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A daddy longlegs (Phalangium opilio) shows off its long and flexible legs. (Image credit: Caitlin M. Baker/University of Wisconsin-Madison)
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Scientists have created "daddy shortlegs," a stunted version of the common household pest daddy longlegs, by suppressing the genes behind the arachnid's famously elongated limbs.
Unlike true spiders, daddy longlegs don't use all eight of their legs for walking; instead, they use three pairs for locomotion and the remaining, and longest, pair, they wave around to feel their way around, Gainett added.