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Johncarllos
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« Reply #301 on: 21 September 2009, 07:20:06 » |
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I know all about that thing. It's the only case of a parasitic relationship where the parasite replaces a part of the creature. ANYWAYS: http://www.cracked.com/article_15816_5-most-horrifying-bugs-in-world.htmlLike it says, most horrifying bugs in the world. Also, swearing in the article. And Japanese hornets. Oh gawd.
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I can skin anything smaller than a bobcat in 30 seconds.
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ChaosVortex
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« Reply #313 on: 25 September 2009, 18:17:23 » |
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AlexThePenguin
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« Reply #327 on: 2 October 2009, 16:43:59 » |
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So, today I was talking to someone about sciencey nature stuff, and we started talking about autumn leaves and why, in North America, deciduous trees turn all sorts of reds and oranges, whereas they only turn yellow in Europe. He was saying that the theory for why this is has to do with our mountain ranges.
European ranges run lattitudinally, meaning that when the cold weather comes, the animals are basically stuck in the northern parts.
Contrarily, North American mountain ranges run longitudinally, meaning that the animals can go down to lower grounds as cold weather creeps in.
The theory states that the leaves turn red and orange, Nature's danger colours, to keep animals from eating them.
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That's nice, dear.
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