Re:8 legs really needed? (Score 1)

I believe the reason for 8 legs has come from the large surface area the whole scorpion body needs to generate power through its solar panel. Hence, they had to maximize the surface area to generate solar energy; which makes sense in a desert. This in turn led to the stability issue which ofcourse, intuitively, comes from having 8 legs. I am not sure of any scientific reason yet. -nitin