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Why does an insect die when it's abdomen is covered with wax or water?
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∙ 8y ago
When you do that, you block the breathing pores or holes.
Ardella Ernser
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∙ 8y agoInsects do not have lungs, instead they breath through thousands of tiny holes in their abdomen's exoskeleton.
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