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They don't have hearts or even an arterial system (veins, arteries). They have an "air system" which is a set of open tubes running through the body from openings on the body called spiracles. It's highly efficient for very small living creatures; it is used by a lot of insects. The problem with it for larger animals is that there is nothing to force higher rates of oxygen when necessary to parts of the body so the system is limited by movement (think of sharks who cannot stop and just float - they don't force water past the gills, their movement forces water through the gills. If the shark stops, he stops breathing -- BAD!) Faster movement can cause faster oxygen flow, to a limit, then the air ceases to flow (turbulence has set in) and oxygen deprivation sets in. {Yay us, boo mosquito.}

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