Why are Dead Bugs Always on Their Backs?

submitted by Huzzaz on 10/10/18 1

You've probably noticed that dead or dying bugs end up on their backsides, and that's not just your imagination! It turns out there are some physics at play here. Hosted by: Olivia Gordon Head to scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe! ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, الخليفي سلطان, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10905-006-9022-7 frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12983-017-0232-y#Sec18 www.thoughtco.com/why-do-bugs-die-on-their-backs-1968414 www.livescience.com/33334-dead-bugs-lying-on-back.html extension.unh.edu/resources/files/resource000504_rep526.pdf www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1691077/pdf/12204122.pdf

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