Mandibles

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My whole existence is flawed.

My whole existence is flawed jawed

You bring me closer to maw

Can they actually bite using those things or are there just there to look scary?

On the Giant Water Bug (bottom left) they aren't even mouthparts, those are it's first pair of legs.

That's kinda hot

Imagine some fishnets over those puppies

You should start a sexy bug leg/mouthparts community.

isn't that technically how it works for all arthropods? Anything vaguely limb-like is in fact a heavily derived leg, including antennae.

These are real, current legs. The front 2 of the insect norm of 6

Afaik, only the ant *bites*. The others use them for flinging opponents or grappling with them.

Unlike me, I grapple *so* I can bite