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Published: 2011-12-28 15:01:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 2461; Favourites: 47; Downloads: 26
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The tyrant springjaw is the largest extant member of the springjaw family.They are solitary, fast running predators and encounters with other tyrant springjaws often end with the death of one individual. They primarily feed on fast running animals, which they hunt by wearing them down in short chases. Tyrant springjaws are typically apex predators throughout their range, with only Deinognathids posing significant threats to them.
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How does it's hexapodal gait work? What legs move ad when?
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you can get an idea when you search youtube for insect gait, or you can look here:Β planetfuraha.org/ then click locomotion, then six legs and you will see a few possible gaits for hexapods.
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I have only figured out how it walks and it's kinda hard to explain....
The left hindlimb moves forward at the same time as the right middle limb, when the right middle limb touches the ground, the right forelimb takes a step. Then the same happens with the right hindlimb and the left middle and forelimb.
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I see you have a soft spot for hexapods! 
I was only wondering how fast would they run, if an extra set of legs would be an advantage or disadvantage, because hexapods don't look like an animal with greatly mobile backbone like cheetah does, but I guess their prey would be slower too, if the prey was also composed of hexapods. Maybe they could overcome this with incredible step frequency, but they couldn't run for a long period of time. Or do I think about this too much?
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Oh, I totally love hexapods! I think giving creatures six legs is a very good way to alienate them.
Well these hexapods havenβt got a very flexible body because they donβt have a spine at all; their bodies are made up of three pelvis-like compound bone structures and the skull/jaws. I always imagined them being ambush predators capable of short bursts of high speed.
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I see. It's a cool concept!
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you're totally welcome!
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They work similar to shark jaws and are usually retracted. The jaws only protrude when opened.
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Interesting idea! Do you have a picture of them with them extended?
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Thanks! They are shown extended on this picture. I might upload some pictures on which the jaws are shown retracted.
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Aaah ok, it's hard to tell with some xenobiology. Perhaps some alternate angles could help? Make the creature more 3d or something.
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