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05-19-2007, 05:15 PM
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#76 | | Der Crewchief
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05-25-2007, 01:04 PM
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07-02-2007, 11:35 PM
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| I know some people like to have a piranha or two in a tank.
"Vicious" piranhas are really wimps
Sun Jul 1, 7:17 PM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Despite their fearsome reputation, piranhas are wimps that gather in large shoals to protect themselves from predators, scientists said on Monday.
Rather than aggressive killers, research shows piranhas are omnivorous scavengers, eating mainly fish, plants and insects, Anne Magurran of Scotland's University of St Andrews said.
"Previously it was thought piranhas shoaled as it enabled them to form a cooperative hunting group. However, we have found that it is primarily a defensive behavior," she said.
Piranhas face constant attack from predators including river dolphins, caiman -- a relative of the crocodile -- and bigger fish, such as the giant piracucu.
"Their cautious behavior is crucial to avoid being eaten," Magurran said.
Her work with the Mamiraua Institute in Brazil shows how shoal sizes increase in relation to predation risk, especially when water levels in the Amazon basin are low, giving piranhas less room to escape attack.
The research is featured at the Royal Society's summer science exhibition in London. "Vicious" piranhas are really wimps - Yahoo! News
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07-03-2007, 10:22 AM
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#79 | | Der Crewchief
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07-03-2007, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet  I still think they are fascinating creatures. | Yeah and even though it says this, their reputation will still exist.
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07-03-2007, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Gnomey Yeah and even though it says this, their reputation will still exist. | I have no desire to prove the researchers wrong 
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07-03-2007, 02:36 PM
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07-03-2007, 04:34 PM
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#83 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | Ive seen a single Red Belly kill a much larger Green Terror in the matter of seconds, and it wasnt cause the Red felt terrorized....
That being said, it is basically true what the researcher is saying, but different species of piranha act and feed differently...
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09-12-2007, 01:59 PM
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| Snake bites man on TV.
I just saw this video today.
It looks real........ but I dont know........ comments anyone?
A google search showed nothing.
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10-13-2007, 03:40 PM
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| This guy didn't take getting bit by an Anaconda too well.
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10-13-2007, 03:57 PM
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#86 | | Minister of Whoopass
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10-13-2007, 04:17 PM
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#87 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Yeah the Jimmy Kimmel one is a fake. It was planned that way. The snake was fake anyhow. You could tell by looking at it.
On the actual show the band goes with him in the ambulance and he continues the show from the hospitle and his guests were the doctors from Grays Anatomy.
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10-13-2007, 04:27 PM
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#88 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | As for the second one. That was not a Anaconda but either a Rock Python or a Tiger Python.
But what the hell does that guy expect! For the way he was handling that big snake he deserved to be bitten. I mean that is not how you handle one. Even my pet python which is extremely docile and friendly would not take that for very long and would have bitten me if I were to try that.
Fricken idiot!
Check this one out below though. I had to laugh. Steve was awesome in this one and look at his eyes when it bites his neck. YouTube - Steve Irwin Greatest TV event. Rare Snake Bite
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12-12-2007, 03:08 PM
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Country: | Saw the topic of the thread and had to stop in. I don't do fish, but I've had a variety of insects and scorpions. Fish are cool but seem like a lot of work. Arthropods are extremely easy to care for and fascinating to own.
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12-12-2007, 03:32 PM
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#90 | | Der Crewchief
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We kept several Scorpions of different color and sizes in Iraq as well as Spiders and Camel Spiders (which are not really spiders by the way).
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