Cut it's body off and it still moves!

[frankc420]

I just cut the body off of a yellow jacket that was trying to sting me... I dropped the scissors that I chopped him in half with to grab the phone, 15 minutes later I go pickup the scissors and the head and upper arms are still attached. It was still alive, w/o it's body! I played with it for about 20 minutes and it was trying to eat the end of a pen.. crazy! Can all insects do this? (I didn't pay much attention in school)

 

[Warthaug]

By the "body" do you mean the large part at the end (the abdomen)? If so then most insects can do that - the important bits are in the head & the thorax (abdomen is mostly digestive organs). It will eventually die, by insect anatomy isn't quite as centralized as ours, so there isn't too many places who's damage = instant death.

 

[Wildcard]

My exwife did the same exact thing!..... JUST KIDDING! but I bet she would.

 

[ScubaTexan]

Insects have become extremely resilient lately. It's getting a little unnerving... :11: