I know that we need a spine to stand straight, but i also know that all of our bones stop us from being a blob of

Question: I know that we need a spine to stand straight, but i also know that all of our bones stop us from being a blob of flesh. so if humanity was invertabrate, what would we be like?
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  blob,
  bones,
  invertebrate
Asked by to John on 19 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by .
- John Foster answered on 19 Mar 2014:
  
  If we didn’t have a spine or bones inside us then we would have to have something outside. We would need a hard shell or tough outer body to hold all our insides in.

Question: I know that we need a spine to stand straight, but i also know that all of our bones stop us from being a blob of flesh. so if humanity was invertabrate, what would we be like?