Silhouette I made of a new fossil species named this year, Chosha praecursor. It’s a stem-insect that preserves the paddle-like abdominal legs of earlier crustaceans along with the 6 thoracic limbs of hexapods. www.phylopic.org/images/bbd4f...
Chosha praecursor (CC0 1.0) - PhyloPic
A free silhouette image of Chosha praecursor (License: CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication).
www.phylopic.org
September 27, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Silhouette I made of a new fossil species named this year, Chosha praecursor. It’s a stem-insect that preserves the paddle-like abdominal legs of earlier crustaceans along with the 6 thoracic limbs of hexapods. www.phylopic.org/images/bbd4f...
I have read the book, know the context, and have seen discussions on it, but earlier today I saw a meme referencing it and completely scrolled past, without recognition. So.
There's even a counter to it in that somehow they got the essential truth, accidentally (riders being hexapods), via noise
There's even a counter to it in that somehow they got the essential truth, accidentally (riders being hexapods), via noise
September 20, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I have read the book, know the context, and have seen discussions on it, but earlier today I saw a meme referencing it and completely scrolled past, without recognition. So.
There's even a counter to it in that somehow they got the essential truth, accidentally (riders being hexapods), via noise
There's even a counter to it in that somehow they got the essential truth, accidentally (riders being hexapods), via noise
Made it to the Wikipedia page on the level above insects, after filtering out "insight" before realizing that I was meant to relate to the total phrase and not just hexapodia. Am now vaguely aware that a podcast with that title exists, but not much more. Going back to learn about non-insect hexapods
September 20, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Made it to the Wikipedia page on the level above insects, after filtering out "insight" before realizing that I was meant to relate to the total phrase and not just hexapodia. Am now vaguely aware that a podcast with that title exists, but not much more. Going back to learn about non-insect hexapods
Like others here I found out the origin from A Fire Upon The Deep and it's use in a Noah Smith and Brad DeLong podcast after a pretty quick search. My first thought though was what hexapods are an insight for (and my partner noted the spelling difference - the taxa is Hexapoda without the 'I').
September 20, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Like others here I found out the origin from A Fire Upon The Deep and it's use in a Noah Smith and Brad DeLong podcast after a pretty quick search. My first thought though was what hexapods are an insight for (and my partner noted the spelling difference - the taxa is Hexapoda without the 'I').
In 2024, ESA flew bouncing hexapods to 256 km on a Swedish sounding rocket; six minutes of microgravity showed how complex grains collide and transfer energy
A Swedish rocket successfully launched miniature brass crosses designed for microgravity research. Scientists are investigating how these…
A Swedish rocket successfully launched miniature brass crosses designed for microgravity research. Scientists are investigating how these…
In 2024, ESA flew bouncing hexapods to 256 km on a Swedish sounding rocket; six minutes of microgravity showed how complex grains collide and transfer energy
A Swedish rocket successfully launched miniature brass crosses designed for microgravity research. Scientists are investigating how these irregularly shaped particles interact and lose energy upon collision, advancing our understanding of celestial objects such as asteroids and planetary rings. The…
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September 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
In 2024, ESA flew bouncing hexapods to 256 km on a Swedish sounding rocket; six minutes of microgravity showed how complex grains collide and transfer energy
A Swedish rocket successfully launched miniature brass crosses designed for microgravity research. Scientists are investigating how these…
A Swedish rocket successfully launched miniature brass crosses designed for microgravity research. Scientists are investigating how these…
Oh my, those are from beetles trying to make their tracks seem like tiny theropods' tracks! Those sneaky little hexapods. 🪲🐾
September 11, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Oh my, those are from beetles trying to make their tracks seem like tiny theropods' tracks! Those sneaky little hexapods. 🪲🐾
me a few months ago: haha i should make a fursona in spore bc no real life animal really calls to me
me now: THEY HAVE TO BE ANCESTRAL HEXAPODS FOR THEM TO HAVE A SEAL TAIL FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
me now: THEY HAVE TO BE ANCESTRAL HEXAPODS FOR THEM TO HAVE A SEAL TAIL FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
September 4, 2026 at 2:10 PM
me a few months ago: haha i should make a fursona in spore bc no real life animal really calls to me
me now: THEY HAVE TO BE ANCESTRAL HEXAPODS FOR THEM TO HAVE A SEAL TAIL FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
me now: THEY HAVE TO BE ANCESTRAL HEXAPODS FOR THEM TO HAVE A SEAL TAIL FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
I'd also suggest arachnids and gastropods, but alas
they're not hexapods
they're not hexapods
August 31, 2026 at 3:54 AM
I'd also suggest arachnids and gastropods, but alas
they're not hexapods
they're not hexapods
Geese with arms would be hexapods, which is even less excuse for them to poop on the lakeshore
August 30, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Geese with arms would be hexapods, which is even less excuse for them to poop on the lakeshore
Yesterday morning, 9am: give lecture to entomology class on arthropod origins and the emergence of hexapods.
Yesterday morning, 10am: new paper drops, rendering the 9am lecture incorrect and obsolete
Yesterday morning, 10am: new paper drops, rendering the 9am lecture incorrect and obsolete
The new transitional insect/crustacean fossil might not look very insectlike, if you think of modern insects like butterflies and beetles, but check out its reconstruction (left) next to a photo of the oldest living lineage of extant insects, the bristetails (right).
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
August 27, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Yesterday morning, 9am: give lecture to entomology class on arthropod origins and the emergence of hexapods.
Yesterday morning, 10am: new paper drops, rendering the 9am lecture incorrect and obsolete
Yesterday morning, 10am: new paper drops, rendering the 9am lecture incorrect and obsolete
Both are hexapods, so that checks out /jk
August 25, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Both are hexapods, so that checks out /jk
sure they were considered Insecta in 1980 when originally written and imo important to still include to make the distinction between various hexapods for ID purposes when seen in the wild, but this is a 2023 edition; you can spend 10 minutes of editing to make the distinction djdjdk
August 8, 2026 at 1:50 PM
sure they were considered Insecta in 1980 when originally written and imo important to still include to make the distinction between various hexapods for ID purposes when seen in the wild, but this is a 2023 edition; you can spend 10 minutes of editing to make the distinction djdjdk
Look at this little lump. It's a barely 2 mm. springtail (class Collembola), which are hexapods (6 legs) but not insects. This one was at almost ten thousand feet in the mountains of Montana, living its best gummi life under a rock. #BugSky 🌿🐙
August 1, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Look at this little lump. It's a barely 2 mm. springtail (class Collembola), which are hexapods (6 legs) but not insects. This one was at almost ten thousand feet in the mountains of Montana, living its best gummi life under a rock. #BugSky 🌿🐙
also there are remipedes who like myriapods have a lot of legs but are instead aquatic crustaceans and the closest relative of hexapods
July 29, 2026 at 10:18 PM
also there are remipedes who like myriapods have a lot of legs but are instead aquatic crustaceans and the closest relative of hexapods
July 25, 2026 at 8:23 PM
That makes them hexapods! :D
July 25, 2026 at 3:35 PM
That makes them hexapods! :D
I have watched Arrival three times, it is entertaining and insightful on so many levels.
Why did the Hexapods not communicate in our language? Because they wanted humans to immerse themselves in their language, and it was part of the process of getting humans to work together across nations.
Why did the Hexapods not communicate in our language? Because they wanted humans to immerse themselves in their language, and it was part of the process of getting humans to work together across nations.
July 18, 2026 at 6:59 AM
I have watched Arrival three times, it is entertaining and insightful on so many levels.
Why did the Hexapods not communicate in our language? Because they wanted humans to immerse themselves in their language, and it was part of the process of getting humans to work together across nations.
Why did the Hexapods not communicate in our language? Because they wanted humans to immerse themselves in their language, and it was part of the process of getting humans to work together across nations.
Big hexapods hit a wall: full dynamics too slow, elastic deformation breaks your model. New JFR paper uses a Spring-Muscle abstraction to make real-time force control feasible on rough terrain transitions. Clever biomechanics shortcut. Prototype only so far. https://doi.org/10.1002/rob.70304
July 16, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Big hexapods hit a wall: full dynamics too slow, elastic deformation breaks your model. New JFR paper uses a Spring-Muscle abstraction to make real-time force control feasible on rough terrain transitions. Clever biomechanics shortcut. Prototype only so far. https://doi.org/10.1002/rob.70304
I'm not sure it's convergent or just old, because ferns are...
*checks notes*
About 430 million years old, about the time hexapods decided that land was neat and fish developed bones.
*checks notes*
About 430 million years old, about the time hexapods decided that land was neat and fish developed bones.
July 9, 2026 at 4:08 AM
I'm not sure it's convergent or just old, because ferns are...
*checks notes*
About 430 million years old, about the time hexapods decided that land was neat and fish developed bones.
*checks notes*
About 430 million years old, about the time hexapods decided that land was neat and fish developed bones.
8/9
Leo gets the not terribly attractive (sorry Leo, don't take it personally) but quite impressive Globular Springtail. I'm told their not insects but hexapods (all the learning for today's question 😂).
youtu.be/QPCO9O4Z4ls?...
Leo gets the not terribly attractive (sorry Leo, don't take it personally) but quite impressive Globular Springtail. I'm told their not insects but hexapods (all the learning for today's question 😂).
youtu.be/QPCO9O4Z4ls?...
Springtails leaping close-up
YouTube video by IFLScience
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July 1, 2026 at 1:15 AM
8/9
Leo gets the not terribly attractive (sorry Leo, don't take it personally) but quite impressive Globular Springtail. I'm told their not insects but hexapods (all the learning for today's question 😂).
youtu.be/QPCO9O4Z4ls?...
Leo gets the not terribly attractive (sorry Leo, don't take it personally) but quite impressive Globular Springtail. I'm told their not insects but hexapods (all the learning for today's question 😂).
youtu.be/QPCO9O4Z4ls?...
I mean, as far as I know. Maybe there are some other hexapods that can develop a pair of grippy, front limbs
June 22, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I mean, as far as I know. Maybe there are some other hexapods that can develop a pair of grippy, front limbs