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[xp_dazzler]

Given how heavy everything has been for the last few weeks, I need something light or I will literally collapse into a black hole and devour the earth.

Therefore.

Centaurs have six limbs and are therefore, technically, insects.

Discuss.

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[xp_banshee]

Ali, no.

[xp_dazzler]

Ali, yes!

[xp_banshee]

They don't have any of the other parts of an insect - like multifaceted eyes or... I don't know what else makes an insect an insect, but no.

[xp_spectrum]

Chitinous bodies. You know, the skeleton on the outside? Centaurs would look pretty damn weird if their bones were on the outside...

[xp_banshee]

Yes! Exoskeletons!

Also, two mammals combined do not make an insect.

[xp_dazzler]

They've also got a clearly defined 3 part body plan with obvious separations.

The fact that they're lacking an exoskeleton just means that they're still in the larval stage is all.

[xp_banshee]

Mammals. They'd be hybrid mammals. There's the milk production for babies and opposable thumbs.

[xp_invisible]

What if the centaur is wearing armour? That's like having an exoskeleton

[xp_banshee]

Isn't the point of an exoskeleton that it can't be taken off, though?

[xp_dazzler]

See? Sue gets me!

[xp_invisible]

I got your back!

[xp_invisible]

In terms of engineering, an exoskeleton is just a motorized framework designed to be worn by a human, so no, not necessarily.

Biologically, almost all exoskeleton wearing species molt and remove their outer layer too as they grow, so a removeable exoskelton, like armour, fits the criteria.