Are those tentacles?!

[Sabaron]

I was just looking through the diplomacy screenshots yesterday, and I came to the Tachidi. Before, I had only seen the 3d render of it without any textures. I take a look at the fully textured screen, and I notice that their arms look an awful lot like tentacles. Am I looking at them wrong? Is there some actual insect in nature with tentacles? Or is this actually a *bug with tentacles*?

[Zanthis]

They look like pincers to me. These have a simitry of curvature from the left one to the right that you probably wouldn't see with tentacles. Also note what appears to be a joint at the base of each apendage, again, something you probably wouldn't wee with tentacles.

Of course this is just sci-fi art, not entomology, so I guess the picture is of what ever the veiwer wants to see.

[H Tower]

they look like pincers to me too, like something from Starship troopers

[Saber Cherry]

*bonks people on heads*

If you guys can't recognize those as tentacles, you need to watch more anime! OF COURSE they're tentacles!

[Gooberman32]

They cant be pincers they got little suckers on them

[H Tower]

those aren't suckers, they're ridges!

[Gooberman32]

those arent ridges, if only rantz was here to help us out

[Shnozwangler]

Those are not ridges! They are egg sacks...

sheesh dont u guys now nuthin!

[gramians]

The are definately testicles!

I mean tenticles!

[moomin]

And you are all definitely spamming, gentlemen.

[RolandtheMad]

They`re tenticle-pencers MADE OF SPAM..!

[Gooberman32]

This is a very dumb argument still better than cooking up huge conspiracy theories

[Kassiopeia]

Originally posted by Saber Cherry
*bonks people on heads*

If you guys can't recognize those as tentacles, you need to watch more anime! OF COURSE they're tentacles!

[Xentax]

Kinda hard to tell without seeing the animation (rather than just a still).

Though, I have to admit that I don't know -- it's been awhile since I talked to a Tachidi empire in-game to see the animation. If I remember, I'll answer "For sure" tomorrow.

[Sabaron]

Well, the little circles (suckers?) covering them certainly look like something you'd see on a tentacle. I didn't create the topic just to pass the time.

Thanks, Xentax.