I WANT TO KNOW NOWWWWW.
http://io9.com/scientists-are-close-to-solving-one-of-2013s-greatest-1481082180
Coooool!
I vote spider. Egg sac or whatever under the Maypole-y bit and the perimeter fence whatsit is saturated with pheremones or something noxious to keep predators away and/or repels excess moisture or something.
Also, I thought this thread was going to have more Paula Cole in it.
I'm not sure it's a thing that is decided by voting. :lol:
Entomologists don't know what it is, and if anybody was going to guess, it would be those people.
Quote from: Radagast's Red Velvet Pancake Puppies on December 13, 2013, 02:22:36 AM
I'm not sure it's a thing that is decided by voting. :lol:
Entomologists don't know what it is, and if anybody was going to guess, it would be those people.
I'm pretty sure it's not a vote thing either. But I never overlook an opportunity to make up some weird shit that might be novel fodder later. :P
This better not be some kinda cute Christmas hoax.
I vote horrible alien invasion.
FROM DIMENSION 9
If that's where Arizona Desert Starfish come from, I DON'T WANT ANY.
Quote from: Radagast's Red Velvet Pancake Puppies on December 13, 2013, 02:40:40 AM
If that's where Arizona Desert Starfish come from, I DON'T WANT ANY.
Way too small to be an ADSF.
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on December 13, 2013, 02:54:32 AM
Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on December 13, 2013, 02:51:51 AM
Quote from: Radagast's Red Velvet Pancake Puppies on December 13, 2013, 02:40:40 AM
If that's where Arizona Desert Starfish come from, I DON'T WANT ANY.
Way too small to be an ADSF.
sarlacc:vagina dentata::ADSF:?????
Starfish don't have vaginas.
And they vomit their stomachs out while eating. Not the contents, the organ itself. After they grapple their prey, drill through their shell, and suck out the mollusc in question.
Mother Nature: PSYCHOPATH.
Quote from: wikipediaSome species of starfish have the ability to regenerate lost arms and can regrow an entire new limb given time.[48] A few can regrow a complete new disc from a single arm, while others need at least part of the central disc to be attached to the detached part.[24] Regrowth can take several months or years,[48] and starfish are vulnerable to infections during the early stages after the loss of an arm. A separated limb lives off stored nutrients until it regrows a disc and mouth and is able to feed again.[48] Other than fragmentation carried out for the purpose of reproduction, the division of the body may happen inadvertently due to part being detached by a predator, or part may be actively shed by the starfish in an escape response.[24] The loss of parts of the body is achieved by the rapid softening of a special type of connective tissue in response to nervous signals. This type of tissue is called catch connective tissue and is found in most echinoderms.[53] An autotomy-promoting factor has been identified which, when injected into another starfish, causes rapid shedding of arms
THEY FUCKING REGENERATE. And if you cut an arm off, it fucking grows into a whole new starfish. And they can leave bits behind as a decoy, which if not eaten then turn into another Goddamn starfish.
You better thank Baby Jesus that this weird phenomenon is NOT starfish related.
QuoteGrasping the shellfish, the starfish slowly pries open the prey's shell by wearing out its adductor muscle, and then inserts its everted stomach into the crack to digest the soft tissues. The gap between the valves need only be a fraction of a millimetre wide for the stomach to gain entry.
OH GOD OH GOD
It eats by prolapsing itself. It can produce endless clones.
It is clearly my spirit animal.
Quote from: Radagast's Red Velvet Pancake Puppies on December 13, 2013, 03:35:12 AM
It eats by prolapsing itself. It can produce endless clones.
It is clearly my spirit animal.
If I was a clam, I would thank Clam Jesus for not giving me consciousness. Because starfish.
Skinsaw Queen needs a crown of starfish.
Quote from: Cardinal Pizza Deliverance. on December 13, 2013, 03:38:45 AM
Skinsaw Queen needs a crown of starfish.
She has a crown. Perhaps a starfish tank, into which she throws those who displease her.
It would have to be the spiny kind, though. They swarm their prey.
Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on December 13, 2013, 03:40:12 AM
Quote from: Cardinal Pizza Deliverance. on December 13, 2013, 03:38:45 AM
Skinsaw Queen needs a crown of starfish.
She has a crown. Perhaps a starfish tank, into which she throws those who displease her.
It would have to be the spiny kind, though. They swarm their prey.
They just want to be friendly, Roger. Giving hugs. So many hugs. They will love her enemies to death.
Pacific Crown of Thorns, when terrorizing slow moving prey just isn't good enough. These guys Gozilla whole coral reefs.
It was the only sea-life that my father (a veteran dive instructor) would habitually break out his dive knife and kill (and I mean - cut the center up until he was sure it was dead). You can imagine how difficult even that is:
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/suite101.com.prod/article_images/orig/1755504_com_crown_of_t.jpg)
(http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/naturelibrary/images/ic/credit/640x395/c/cr/crown-of-thorns_starfish/crown-of-thorns_starfish_1.jpg)
(http://www.earthlyissues.com/images/lg_Crown-of-thorns_starfish.jpg)
I suppose the fun part here is mentioning how coral eats other coral by again, vomiting out it's stomach.
Reports are in!
(http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/19a0bds2zwyizpng/ku-xlarge.png)
Leads to :
(http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/19a0b4wg2g52pjpg/ku-xlarge.jpg)
SO GOD DAMN CUTE! One per tower in the ring, apparently.
http://io9.com/scientists-finally-know-what-created-these-mysterious-r-1487367394
Aw, teensy honey-colored spider!
With a FORT.
It seems to be a baby Khorne worshipping spider. A species of spider that decorates his home with the corpses of his victims.
:3
THAT IS THE CUTEST FUCKING THING EVER!
I can't decide if it would taste like orange Jell-O or if it would bounce like a GummiBear. It is so damn cute.
Wow, also, just one per structure! That's remarkable!
Given how tiny the towers on the fence are, can you imagine how teeny-weeny that spider babby really is?
They may not be that small, because it's one per central tower.
One thing that's baffling me is, are there simply no natives there for the researchers to ask?
Oh. Damn, misread that. *rereads the article :P*
That is a good question.
(http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2013/12/SILK-STRUCTURE-002.jpg)
I looked it up and apparently it's an uninhabited region. Crazy.
O.O Well shucks.
Quote from: :regret: on December 21, 2013, 12:37:40 PM
It seems to be a baby Khorne worshipping spider. A species of spider that decorates his home with the corpses of his victims.
At least it isn't a Nergle worshipper.
That would be a crazy adventure to go on. Uninhabited lands. Finding strange new structures. Tearing them apart and putting them under glass. Wacky.
Quote from: Nigel's Red Velveteen Skinmeat Snacks on December 22, 2013, 06:15:00 PM
One thing that's baffling me is, are there simply no natives there for the researchers to ask?
Nope. All dead, from teensy spider bites.
Quote from: Cardinal Pizza Deliverance. on December 22, 2013, 06:59:15 PM
That would be a crazy adventure to go on. Uninhabited lands. Finding strange new structures. Tearing them apart and putting them under glass. Wacky.
One of the interesting thing about Peru and much of Central and South America is that it was once pretty densely populated. It's just thick with ruins.
Quote from: Nigel's Red Velveteen Skinmeat Snacks on December 22, 2013, 10:07:49 PM
Quote from: Cardinal Pizza Deliverance. on December 22, 2013, 06:59:15 PM
That would be a crazy adventure to go on. Uninhabited lands. Finding strange new structures. Tearing them apart and putting them under glass. Wacky.
One of the interesting thing about Peru and much of Central and South America is that it was once pretty densely populated. It's just thick with ruins.
I know Mexico and Guatemala had huge populations. I was never sure if South America had huge populations, or just a very, very long history of building & burying. Thing is, Peru is about perfect for ruins to be preserved in (bodies, too, due to altitude and temperature).
But now that I'm actually
thinking about it, some of those ruins would require a HUGE population base, on the order of, say, ancient Egypt, just to keep the logistics train running to build them (farming, foresting, etc), let alone have a functional society alongside the construction.
Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on December 22, 2013, 10:15:22 PM
Quote from: Nigel's Red Velveteen Skinmeat Snacks on December 22, 2013, 10:07:49 PM
Quote from: Cardinal Pizza Deliverance. on December 22, 2013, 06:59:15 PM
That would be a crazy adventure to go on. Uninhabited lands. Finding strange new structures. Tearing them apart and putting them under glass. Wacky.
One of the interesting thing about Peru and much of Central and South America is that it was once pretty densely populated. It's just thick with ruins.
I know Mexico and Guatemala had huge populations. I was never sure if South America had huge populations, or just a very, very long history of building & burying. Thing is, Peru is about perfect for ruins to be preserved in (bodies, too, due to altitude and temperature).
But now that I'm actually thinking about it, some of those ruins would require a HUGE population base, on the order of, say, ancient Egypt, just to keep the logistics train running to build them (farming, foresting, etc), let alone have a functional society alongside the construction.
Yeah, they're realizing now that there were more ruins there than they ever thought, it's just that the rapid and lush vegetation growth, and the moisture, concealed them well and quickly. http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/peru/machu-picchu/inca-ruins-photos/
Quote from: Nigel's Red Velveteen Skinmeat Snacks on December 22, 2013, 11:19:23 PM
Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on December 22, 2013, 10:15:22 PM
Quote from: Nigel's Red Velveteen Skinmeat Snacks on December 22, 2013, 10:07:49 PM
Quote from: Cardinal Pizza Deliverance. on December 22, 2013, 06:59:15 PM
That would be a crazy adventure to go on. Uninhabited lands. Finding strange new structures. Tearing them apart and putting them under glass. Wacky.
One of the interesting thing about Peru and much of Central and South America is that it was once pretty densely populated. It's just thick with ruins.
I know Mexico and Guatemala had huge populations. I was never sure if South America had huge populations, or just a very, very long history of building & burying. Thing is, Peru is about perfect for ruins to be preserved in (bodies, too, due to altitude and temperature).
But now that I'm actually thinking about it, some of those ruins would require a HUGE population base, on the order of, say, ancient Egypt, just to keep the logistics train running to build them (farming, foresting, etc), let alone have a functional society alongside the construction.
Yeah, they're realizing now that there were more ruins there than they ever thought, it's just that the rapid and lush vegetation growth, and the moisture, concealed them well and quickly. http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/peru/machu-picchu/inca-ruins-photos/
Yeah, they just found another huge city (in the Yucatan, IIRC) via ground penetrating radar.
So obviously, they're going to be looking elsewhere. Peru is an obvious choice. So is the Middle East and the Gobi.
The ones at the link are mostly in Peru, where it isn't all that moist or lush, but the basic idea seems to be that it was that heavily populated all over the place, but most of the ruins aren't as visible as they are in Peru because of jungle growth.
Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on December 22, 2013, 11:23:45 PM
Quote from: Nigel's Red Velveteen Skinmeat Snacks on December 22, 2013, 11:19:23 PM
Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on December 22, 2013, 10:15:22 PM
Quote from: Nigel's Red Velveteen Skinmeat Snacks on December 22, 2013, 10:07:49 PM
Quote from: Cardinal Pizza Deliverance. on December 22, 2013, 06:59:15 PM
That would be a crazy adventure to go on. Uninhabited lands. Finding strange new structures. Tearing them apart and putting them under glass. Wacky.
One of the interesting thing about Peru and much of Central and South America is that it was once pretty densely populated. It's just thick with ruins.
I know Mexico and Guatemala had huge populations. I was never sure if South America had huge populations, or just a very, very long history of building & burying. Thing is, Peru is about perfect for ruins to be preserved in (bodies, too, due to altitude and temperature).
But now that I'm actually thinking about it, some of those ruins would require a HUGE population base, on the order of, say, ancient Egypt, just to keep the logistics train running to build them (farming, foresting, etc), let alone have a functional society alongside the construction.
Yeah, they're realizing now that there were more ruins there than they ever thought, it's just that the rapid and lush vegetation growth, and the moisture, concealed them well and quickly. http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/peru/machu-picchu/inca-ruins-photos/
Yeah, they just found another huge city (in the Yucatan, IIRC) via ground penetrating radar.
So obviously, they're going to be looking elsewhere. Peru is an obvious choice. So is the Middle East and the Gobi.
That's neat! I should look that up.
Quote from: Nigel's Red Velveteen Skinmeat Snacks on December 22, 2013, 11:24:55 PM
Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on December 22, 2013, 11:23:45 PM
Quote from: Nigel's Red Velveteen Skinmeat Snacks on December 22, 2013, 11:19:23 PM
Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on December 22, 2013, 10:15:22 PM
Quote from: Nigel's Red Velveteen Skinmeat Snacks on December 22, 2013, 10:07:49 PM
Quote from: Cardinal Pizza Deliverance. on December 22, 2013, 06:59:15 PM
That would be a crazy adventure to go on. Uninhabited lands. Finding strange new structures. Tearing them apart and putting them under glass. Wacky.
One of the interesting thing about Peru and much of Central and South America is that it was once pretty densely populated. It's just thick with ruins.
I know Mexico and Guatemala had huge populations. I was never sure if South America had huge populations, or just a very, very long history of building & burying. Thing is, Peru is about perfect for ruins to be preserved in (bodies, too, due to altitude and temperature).
But now that I'm actually thinking about it, some of those ruins would require a HUGE population base, on the order of, say, ancient Egypt, just to keep the logistics train running to build them (farming, foresting, etc), let alone have a functional society alongside the construction.
Yeah, they're realizing now that there were more ruins there than they ever thought, it's just that the rapid and lush vegetation growth, and the moisture, concealed them well and quickly. http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/peru/machu-picchu/inca-ruins-photos/
Yeah, they just found another huge city (in the Yucatan, IIRC) via ground penetrating radar.
So obviously, they're going to be looking elsewhere. Peru is an obvious choice. So is the Middle East and the Gobi.
That's neat! I should look that up.
http://www.crewes.org/ResearchLinks/GraduateTheses/2008/Aitken-MSc-2008.pdf
This is some interesting stuff. Long load time.
Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on December 22, 2013, 11:40:14 PM
Quote from: Nigel's Red Velveteen Skinmeat Snacks on December 22, 2013, 11:24:55 PM
Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on December 22, 2013, 11:23:45 PM
Quote from: Nigel's Red Velveteen Skinmeat Snacks on December 22, 2013, 11:19:23 PM
Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on December 22, 2013, 10:15:22 PM
Quote from: Nigel's Red Velveteen Skinmeat Snacks on December 22, 2013, 10:07:49 PM
Quote from: Cardinal Pizza Deliverance. on December 22, 2013, 06:59:15 PM
That would be a crazy adventure to go on. Uninhabited lands. Finding strange new structures. Tearing them apart and putting them under glass. Wacky.
One of the interesting thing about Peru and much of Central and South America is that it was once pretty densely populated. It's just thick with ruins.
I know Mexico and Guatemala had huge populations. I was never sure if South America had huge populations, or just a very, very long history of building & burying. Thing is, Peru is about perfect for ruins to be preserved in (bodies, too, due to altitude and temperature).
But now that I'm actually thinking about it, some of those ruins would require a HUGE population base, on the order of, say, ancient Egypt, just to keep the logistics train running to build them (farming, foresting, etc), let alone have a functional society alongside the construction.
Yeah, they're realizing now that there were more ruins there than they ever thought, it's just that the rapid and lush vegetation growth, and the moisture, concealed them well and quickly. http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/peru/machu-picchu/inca-ruins-photos/
Yeah, they just found another huge city (in the Yucatan, IIRC) via ground penetrating radar.
So obviously, they're going to be looking elsewhere. Peru is an obvious choice. So is the Middle East and the Gobi.
That's neat! I should look that up.
http://www.crewes.org/ResearchLinks/GraduateTheses/2008/Aitken-MSc-2008.pdf
This is some interesting stuff. Long load time.
Very cool, thanks!
Quote from: Nigel's Red Velveteen Skinmeat Snacks on December 22, 2013, 06:53:44 PM
I looked it up and apparently it's an uninhabited region. Crazy.
Was it always, or did That Thing That Tends To "Happen" To Indigenous Peoples happen?
Quote from: Tiddleywomp Cockletit on December 23, 2013, 12:28:07 AM
Quote from: Nigel's Red Velveteen Skinmeat Snacks on December 22, 2013, 06:53:44 PM
I looked it up and apparently it's an uninhabited region. Crazy.
Was it always, or did That Thing That Tends To "Happen" To Indigenous Peoples happen?
I don't think there are any
known ruins there, but it's very heavily vegetated and it's part of what was once a pretty populous region, so I would guess that there were once people there.