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Fafhrd on 9/5/2006 at 07:11

Quote Posted by BlackCapedManX

Predators, by nature, require more intellect, more analytical power to understand the most effecient and accurate way to destroy the things it need to eat.

This is really, horrendously wrong. Predators' mental/instinctive processes merely need to consist of "if it moves, kill it and eat. If it tastes bad, find another moving thing to kill and eat." Pack hunters have more complex processes involving shape recognition i.e. "if it moves and is shaped like me, leave it be" but generally it boils down to "kill moving things."

Prey, on the other hand, require much more complex behavioural structures in order to survive. A moving thing might be a threat, but it might also be wind blowing grass, or it might be a predator that hasn't noticed it yet, so proximity of whatever moving thing needs to be taken into account, also its scent, and its shape. Are there more potentially dangerous moving things in the area? Where are they? Hence a wider awareness of the area is required, and so on.

In conclusion: All this brain power we have is to better determine whether things can kill us, and being social creatures, whether things can kill things we care about. Which brings us back to the point of the thread, which is (I'm fairly certain) that GBM was trying to determine whether this giant purple mutant Canadian Garage Spider actually represents a threat to his animals.

Rug Burn Junky on 9/5/2006 at 12:42

Quote Posted by Tulsidas

Tactfully ignored.

psssst. When you comment on something, even if just to say that you're "ignoring" it, you ain't ignoring it. You ain't very good at this whole passive aggressive thing, is ya, kiddo?

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Thank you for reconsidering.:)

I didn't reconsider at all. I'm just using their lives to blackmail you. Now keep quiet, and they live.

Quote Posted by Low Moral Fiber

I get the feeling that in the 12 minutes before that edit, two pigeons' lives were snuffed out like candles in the wind. :(

One more peep out of him, and pictures will follow. :)

Moi Dix Mois on 9/5/2006 at 13:30

Is pigeon safe to eat? I'd love to see another one of those delightful cooking threads.

Shayde on 9/5/2006 at 13:34

(http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/46/Pigeon__Pie9123.shtml) http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/46/Pigeon__Pie9123.shtml

pigeon pie

Moi Dix Mois on 9/5/2006 at 13:36

It's less fun without some self-righteous indignation from Tulsidas. :erg:

ignatios on 9/5/2006 at 13:57

Quote Posted by Printer's Devil

Inline Image:

http://midwestexoticpetcenter.com/db4/00396/midwestexoticpetcenter.com/_uimages/PurpleTreeSpider.jpg

I'm still waiting to find out if this goddamn thing is the culprit, and if not, what is.

Any word from the pet store or police, GBM?

Convict on 9/5/2006 at 14:42

Just on the point Scots mentioned, I have heard the same thing that dogs are fairly resistant to spider bites. Dunno if that's just an old wives' tale though. I remember back when I was in high school the lady across the road had a snake infestation (some nearby trees or something - it was a many years ago - were being cleared and the snakes were moving out) and had to have a snake hunt to get rid of them. I think they may have killed her dog. 'Course you gotta be careful you're not attacking a bluie.

Tulsidas on 9/5/2006 at 17:39

Quote Posted by Rug Burn Junky

psssst. When you comment on something, even if just to say that you're "ignoring" it, you ain't ignoring it. You ain't very good at this whole passive aggressive thing, is ya, kiddo?I didn't reconsider at all. I'm just using their lives to blackmail you. Now keep quiet, and they live.

One more peep out of him, and pictures will follow. :)

:)

psssst. i'm not smiling because i find you or your lame attempts at comedy terribly funny; i'm smiling in the hope that you'll die a horrible death someday, and i'll get to know it here, at TTLG.:cool:

Dia on 9/5/2006 at 17:46

Whoa. Now that was just downright rude. Among other things.

Vigil on 9/5/2006 at 18:27