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Nature is Metal

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  • J jon-nyc
    6 Dec 2020, 03:49

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    George K
    wrote on 6 Dec 2020, 12:12 last edited by
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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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      Mik
      wrote on 8 Dec 2020, 17:46 last edited by
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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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        8 Dec 2020, 17:46

        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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        taiwan_girl
        wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 01:52 last edited by
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        @Mik ewwwwww

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          George K
          wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 01:54 last edited by
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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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            jon-nyc
            wrote on 12 Dec 2020, 15:43 last edited by
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            Only non-witches get due process.

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              George K
              wrote on 12 Dec 2020, 16:02 last edited by
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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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                Mik
                wrote on 12 Dec 2020, 17:44 last edited by
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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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                  George K
                  wrote on 15 Dec 2020, 16:45 last edited by
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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
                    wrote on 16 Dec 2020, 15:11 last edited by
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                    Dreds:

                    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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                      15 Dec 2020, 16:45

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                      Rainman
                      wrote on 16 Dec 2020, 20:42 last edited by
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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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                        Mik
                        wrote on 16 Dec 2020, 21:16 last edited by
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                        Here in Cincinnati, we consider hippos cute.

                        Link to video

                        “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).

                          Only non-witches get due process.

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                            16 Dec 2020, 21:16

                            Here in Cincinnati, we consider hippos cute.

                            Link to video

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                            Doctor Phibes
                            wrote on 16 Dec 2020, 22:00 last edited by
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                            @mik said in Nature is Metal:

                            Here in Cincinnati, we consider hippos cute.

                            Link to video

                            They are, right up until the point where they rip you in two.

                            I was only joking

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                            • J jon-nyc
                              16 Dec 2020, 21:34

                              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).

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                              Rainman
                              wrote on 16 Dec 2020, 23:03 last edited by
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                              @jon-nyc said in Nature is Metal:

                              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).

                              C'mon man, who you trying to kid??

                              Look at them. They couldn't possibly swim. Short fat legs, big fat body. No way can something with that design swim.

                              Kill people? No way. They don't even have sharp teeth, and anyone could outrun such a fat, overweight, well..., hippo.

                              Closet cousins (whatever that means, er... Sic) to whales. My god man, one lives in the water, the other fat lardass plumps along on land.

                              As Jon would say:

                              Jesus

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                                Copper
                                wrote on 16 Dec 2020, 23:57 last edited by
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                                Fiona is death

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                                • J jon-nyc
                                  16 Dec 2020, 21:34

                                  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).

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                                  LuFins Dad
                                  wrote on 17 Dec 2020, 04:46 last edited by
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                                  @jon-nyc said in Nature is Metal:

                                  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).

                                  They are the most lethal critter in Africa, killing more than any of the great cats, rhinos, crocs, snakes, etc...

                                  The Brad

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                                    Rainman
                                    wrote on 17 Dec 2020, 04:56 last edited by
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                                    No.
                                    Surprisingly, the most dangerous is the African Moose.
                                    Never, I mean NEVER, roll your window down during an African safari to take a picture, even if the moose is yards away in the snow.
                                    They are faster than a polar brown bear.

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                                    • L LuFins Dad
                                      17 Dec 2020, 04:46

                                      @jon-nyc said in Nature is Metal:

                                      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).

                                      They are the most lethal critter in Africa, killing more than any of the great cats, rhinos, crocs, snakes, etc...

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                                      taiwan_girl
                                      wrote on 18 Dec 2020, 02:41 last edited by
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                                      @lufins-dad said in Nature is Metal:

                                      @jon-nyc said in Nature is Metal:

                                      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).

                                      They are the most lethal critter in Africa, killing more than any of the great cats, rhinos, crocs, snakes, etc...

                                      Here is proof.

                                      (https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2020/12/17/pet-hippo-mauled-owner-to-death-and-dragged-body-away/)

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                                        Mik
                                        wrote on 18 Dec 2020, 19:55 last edited by Mik
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                                        https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/kfkjji/dance_of_the_mongoose_and_cobra/

                                        “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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                                          Mik
                                          wrote on 18 Dec 2020, 19:59 last edited by
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                                          The skeleton of conjoined twins at Mutter Museum.

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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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