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Nature is Metal

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  • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

    I did look through this thread, I did not see this posted, but if this was done here before I apologize.

    About a species of bug that gets eaten by a toad and they are pooped out alive

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    @taiwan_girl said in Nature is Metal:

    I did look through this thread, I did not see this posted, but if this was done here before I apologize.

    About a species of bug that gets eaten by a toad and they are pooped out alive

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    Makes you wonder if there’s an alternative ending to the Jonah and the whale story.

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      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        This is hilarious! What's so comical is that the ram seems to have shoved the guy -- who was peaceably fishing and minding his own business -- for no apparent reason. He was like, "There's a guy fishing. I think I'll butt him into the water. Maybe knock his hat off."

        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              Link to video

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  You were warned.

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                  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

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                    @jon-nyc said in Nature is Metal:

                    Looks like it (they?) have two stomachs. Lizards gotta eat, you know

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      You are looking at a parasite called Cymothoa Exigua. It enters through a fishes gills, eats their tongue and then replaces it. This lil delight literally sucks out the blood off the fish's tongue, and then replaces the withered tongue with itself. Now every time the fish eats, it takes away a portion of the food for itself.

                      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymothoa_exigua

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                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                      • MikM Mik

                        You are looking at a parasite called Cymothoa Exigua. It enters through a fishes gills, eats their tongue and then replaces it. This lil delight literally sucks out the blood off the fish's tongue, and then replaces the withered tongue with itself. Now every time the fish eats, it takes away a portion of the food for itself.

                        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymothoa_exigua

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                        @Mik ewwwwww

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                          I hate that this twitter feed has been deleted.

                          I also am disappointed (@Klaus) that we can't embed tweets here - yet.

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            You were warned.

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                              I'll see your moose plow and raise you a sled dog:

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                Well, it's not the same, but I find this site interesting.

                                https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/

                                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    Dreds:

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                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      @george-k said in Nature is Metal:

                                      I'm including the video, just in case anyone did not click on this one.

                                      How in the world can an animal have such unbelievable power, while spending its day barely moving. It's not like it works out in the gym every day. I wonder how much horsepower it has. Seriously.

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                                        Here in Cincinnati, we consider hippos cute.

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                                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                          Hippos are amazing swimmers. THey're closest cousins are whales.

                                          THey're also fiercely territorial. They kill more humans every year than any mammal other than dogs (and other humans, obv).

                                          You were warned.

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