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mamselle

#375
October 13, 2020, 08:31:42 AM
Salamanders were said to be able to do that (as well as walk through fire, per some medieval legends); I didn't know other critters could (well, except starfish).

M.
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

Reprove not a scorner, lest they hate thee: rebuke the wise, and they will love thee.

Give instruction to the wise, and they will be yet wiser: teach the just, and they will increase in learning.

FishProf

#376
October 13, 2020, 09:14:14 AM
Most lizards can drop their tails when threatened, and most of them can regrow them.    Bearded dragons can lose and regrow, crested geckoes drop but do not regrow, and Komodo dragons don't do either.

And sea cucumbers can lose their internal organs (evisceration) and regrow them.
It's difficult to conclude what people really think when they reason from misinformation.

evil_physics_witchcraft

#377
October 13, 2020, 09:34:56 AM
Quote from: FishProf on October 13, 2020, 09:14:14 AM
Most lizards can drop their tails when threatened, and most of them can regrow them.    Bearded dragons can lose and regrow, crested geckoes drop but do not regrow, and Komodo dragons don't do either.

And sea cucumbers can lose their internal organs (evisceration) and regrow them.

Neat! I'm so glad I have an ordinary anus.

FishProf

#378
October 13, 2020, 09:39:22 AM
It's difficult to conclude what people really think when they reason from misinformation.

evil_physics_witchcraft

#379
October 13, 2020, 09:56:01 AM
Quote from: FishProf on October 13, 2020, 09:39:22 AM
Confirmed: Uranus Smells Like Farts

Because I am 12....

True.

"...astronomers renamed Uranus in 2620 to end that stupid joke once and for all.."

https://theinfosphere.org/Urectum

We also love the 'True Facts' series. Here's one that's thread appropriate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADrBo7u3tR4

apl68

#380
October 13, 2020, 01:27:54 PM
Quote from: FishProf on October 13, 2020, 09:14:14 AM
Most lizards can drop their tails when threatened, and most of them can regrow them.    Bearded dragons can lose and regrow, crested geckoes drop but do not regrow, and Komodo dragons don't do either.

And sea cucumbers can lose their internal organs (evisceration) and regrow them.

Komodo dragons don't have to worry too much about anything grabbing them by the tail. in the first place...
And you will cry out on that day because of the king you have chosen for yourselves, and the Lord will not hear you on that day.

FishProf

#381
October 13, 2020, 04:03:12 PM
Quote from: apl68 on October 13, 2020, 01:27:54 PM
Komodo dragons don't have to worry too much about anything grabbing them by the tail. in the first place...

Yes, they do.  Other KDs.  That's why dropping a tail doesn't make sense.  They regularly get into tussles.

Also, regrowing a 70kg tail is no mean feat.
It's difficult to conclude what people really think when they reason from misinformation.

apl68

#382
October 14, 2020, 06:24:53 AM
Quote from: FishProf on October 13, 2020, 04:03:12 PM
Quote from: apl68 on October 13, 2020, 01:27:54 PM
Komodo dragons don't have to worry too much about anything grabbing them by the tail. in the first place...

Yes, they do.  Other KDs.  That's why dropping a tail doesn't make sense.  They regularly get into tussles.

Also, regrowing a 70kg tail is no mean feat.

Well, I was thinking in terms of their not having to worry about predators.  I'd hate to see the cat that could grab a Komodo dragon by the tail!
And you will cry out on that day because of the king you have chosen for yourselves, and the Lord will not hear you on that day.

FishProf

#383
October 14, 2020, 07:47:46 AM
Florida panthers kill and eat comparably sized alligators.

Although they don't grab them by the tail...
It's difficult to conclude what people really think when they reason from misinformation.

apl68

#384
October 14, 2020, 09:58:35 AM
Quote from: FishProf on October 14, 2020, 07:47:46 AM
Florida panthers kill and eat comparably sized alligators.

Although they don't grab them by the tail...

Did not know that Florida panthers had a taste for gator meat.  You learn something new every day!
And you will cry out on that day because of the king you have chosen for yourselves, and the Lord will not hear you on that day.

FishProf

#385
October 14, 2020, 10:12:15 AM
I suspect that the ""Jagulars dropping from trees" in Winnie the Pooh is a reference to panthers (a.k.a. Jaguar, Cougar, Catamount, Painter, etc etc) dropping on 'gators from above.
It's difficult to conclude what people really think when they reason from misinformation.

apl68

#386
October 14, 2020, 10:28:53 AM
Jagulars go for the jugular. 
And you will cry out on that day because of the king you have chosen for yourselves, and the Lord will not hear you on that day.

FishProf

#387
October 14, 2020, 11:06:23 AM
First they cry "Halp Halp" to get you to look up.  THEN they drop.
It's difficult to conclude what people really think when they reason from misinformation.

clean

#388
October 14, 2020, 11:10:20 AM
QuoteJagulars go for the jugular.

That probably comes as a relief for the jugglers that hang out at the carnivals or those attending Ringling College (in Sarasota, Fl).

(However, I had not before thought about the natural predator of jugglers... what keeps them from taking over the world?)
"The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am"  Darth Vader

FishProf

#389
October 14, 2020, 11:49:40 AM
Jagulars also won't eat clowns.

They taste funny.
It's difficult to conclude what people really think when they reason from misinformation.
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