Why Do Spiders Curl Up When They Die

When spiders die, their tiny legs curl up tight against their body, because spiders dont use muscles to extend their legs. Instead, they have hydraulic legs Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast It s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Marwan Hassoun, Jb Taishoff, BdTmprd, Harrison Mills, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Sam Buck, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Lehel Kovacs, Adam Brainard, Greg, Ash, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook: Twitter: Tumblr: Instagram: Sources: (excerpted at Images: