cheese_greater@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agoDo bugs get fat?message-squaremessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down11
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minus-squareleaky_shower_thought@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·2 months agoApparently insects have fat cells too, like humans. Except humans can amass a huge amount of these in certain areas (like belly fat) while in most insects it is more distributed. Some insects are probably~ capable of “brown” fat too.
Apparently insects have fat cells too, like humans.
Except humans can amass a huge amount of these in certain areas (like belly fat) while in most insects it is more distributed.
Some insects are probably~ capable of “brown” fat too.