Insects wouldn't be able to play woodwind instruments since their mouths are not connected to their ventilation systems.

[ubi@ecoevo.social]

Insects wouldn't be able to play woodwind instruments since their mouths are not connected to their ventilation systems.

This is true for crustaceans and arachnids as well.

[amenonsen@flipping.rocks]

@ubi Don't worry, this is a solved problem:

https://www.openculture.com/2020/12/why-butt-trumpets-other-bizarre-images-appeared-in-illuminated-medieval-manuscripts.html

[ubi@ecoevo.social]

@amenonsen But their butts are not connected to their ventilation systems either.

[afewbugs@social.coop]

@ubi @amenonsen but a small amount of gas is produced by fermentation in the digestive tract. I don't know how much voluntary control they have over when it's released but assuming they had some they might have to store it up and ration themselves to a only one or two blasts on the tiny butt trumpet per day

[jwcph@helvede.net]

@amenonsen @ubi "Tum podex carmen extulit horridulum" - Umberto Eco