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Cake Smashing Boob
Nov 5, 2008

I support black genocide
pls don't interfere with the course of nature

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Sixfools
Aug 27, 2005

You be the Moon,
I'll be the Earth
And when we burst
Start over, oh, darling
Seagulls in the wild like in Algonquin Park totally own and are cool birds, Jonathan Livingston seagull is a cool bird too. Please dont hate on seagulls, we made them into garbage birds.

a pipe smoking dog
Jan 25, 2010

"haha, dogs can't smoke!"
I saw an injured wood pigeon being killed by urban rock pigeons in my street the other day

Simstim
Mar 16, 2005

You just gave me a great idea buddy.

a pipe smoking dog posted:

I saw an injured wood pigeon being killed by urban rock pigeons in my street the other day

did you call the poʻouli?

Pick
Jul 19, 2009
Nap Ghost
The best thing about seagulls is that they were significant in the history of ethology (Tinbergen's research).

The worst thing about the California gull is that it's Utah's state bird.

Pick
Jul 19, 2009
Nap Ghost

BIG BOY EXPO 2K posted:

i told u the sex was meaningless and i don't love you








ill still flip hoarse shoe crabs tho

ok good ty

Mc Do Well
Aug 2, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

hard counter posted:

seems like saving the crabs with the defective tail will do more harm than good for the horseshoe

just let natural selection iron out these kinds of bugs

these badasses have existed more or less unchanged for millions of years, you can't help or hurt this species.

Pick
Jul 19, 2009
Nap Ghost

McDowell posted:

these badasses have existed more or less unchanged for millions of years, you can't help or hurt this species.

Almost half a billion years.

ANIME IS BLOOD
Sep 4, 2008

by zen death robot
the horseshoe crab abides

Blue Raider
Sep 2, 2006

I saw a mudcrab the other day. Horrible creatures

Nefarious
Sep 26, 2000

by XyloJW

Pick posted:

The worst thing about the California gull is that it's Utah's state bird.

that's because God sent them to eat all the grasshoppers op

HJE-Cobra
Jul 15, 2007

Bear Witness

Hell Gem

Blue Raider posted:

I saw a mudcrab the other day. Horrible creatures

I avoid them whenever I can

Hazo
Dec 30, 2004

SCIENCE



Mak0rz posted:

it's called a telson god drat it
according to my students and every tourist that comes by, they are stingers. please get it right.

Starving Autist
Oct 20, 2007

by Ralp
If you see a headcrab affixed to the wrong part of one's skull, help it out

Robo Reagan
Feb 12, 2012

by Fluffdaddy

Cake Smashing Boob posted:

pls don't interfere with the course of nature

Pick
Jul 19, 2009
Nap Ghost

Hazo posted:

according to my students and every tourist that comes by, they are stingers. please get it right.

:tizzy:

Mak0rz
Aug 2, 2008

😎🐗🚬

Blue Raider posted:

I saw a mudcrab the other day. Horrible creatures

mudcrabs are mean and say mean things to you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSHvPJD_558

Hazo posted:

according to my students and every tourist that comes by, they are stingers. please get it right.

:eng99:

Mak0rz fucked around with this message at 19:36 on Feb 13, 2015

1gnoirents
Jun 28, 2014

hello :)
horseshoe grabs are actually an armored mix of spider, tick, and scorpion. gently caress that bullshit

im glad their blood is so awesome though

Lucky Guy
Jan 24, 2013

TY for no bm

Pick posted:

Almost half a billion years.

somone's overstayed their welcome

Pick
Jul 19, 2009
Nap Ghost

Starving Autist posted:

how can one have sympathy for invertebrates? does not compute

Actually invertebrates are really cool and they are good

Pick
Jul 19, 2009
Nap Ghost

Mak0rz posted:

Lol yeah an animal that eats literally anything it can get its filthy beak on will starve to death if it doesn't find any overturned horseshoe crabs instead of just going to the city landfill or nearest McDonald's parking lot

It's also worth noting that birds are wayyy overrated compared to other, better animals.

redshirt
Aug 11, 2007

Reporting for shovel mission Sir.
To be honest, OP, I'm not sure I love you. I mean, you're cool and all, but love... that's a big thing. I'm not sure I can commit.

Robo Reagan
Feb 12, 2012

by Fluffdaddy

Lucky Guy posted:

somone's overstayed their welcome

yeah, i mean if you're not king poo poo by then you hosed up and deserve whatever happens

Pick
Jul 19, 2009
Nap Ghost

Robo Reagan posted:

yeah, i mean if you're not king poo poo by then you hosed up and deserve whatever happens

they have massive beach orgies, it's a good life

Mak0rz
Aug 2, 2008

😎🐗🚬

Pick posted:

It's also worth noting that birds are wayyy overrated compared to other, better animals.

redshirt
Aug 11, 2007

Reporting for shovel mission Sir.
Birds rule. They're like fish in the sky.

Mak0rz
Aug 2, 2008

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redshirt posted:

Birds rule. They're like fish in the sky.

ah, what a coincidence because fish are loving garbage lol

Except ocean sunfish. Love that fat fucker.

Literal Carehaver
Oct 20, 2014

by Cowcaster
pick u r girl, yes?

post your hairy oval office

Pick
Jul 19, 2009
Nap Ghost
He knocks things over sometimes but he's not so bad.

redshirt
Aug 11, 2007

Reporting for shovel mission Sir.

Mak0rz posted:

ah, what a coincidence because fish are loving garbage lol

Except ocean sunfish. Love that fat fucker.

Fish are pretty cool dude, what's with the hate?

Pick
Jul 19, 2009
Nap Ghost

Mak0rz posted:

ah, what a coincidence because fish are loving garbage lol

Except ocean sunfish. Love that fat fucker.

i could maybe see this complaint about bony fish, but cartilaginous?? do you hate skates??? how is that possible??????

Mak0rz
Aug 2, 2008

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Pick posted:

i could maybe see this complaint about bony fish, but cartilaginous?? do you hate skates??? how is that possible??????

Sharks are fuckin rad man. As are lobe finned fishes. When I say "fish" I refer to the actinopterygii

Sorry for the confusion

Lucky Guy
Jan 24, 2013

TY for no bm

Pick posted:

He knocks things over sometimes but he's not so bad.



this is the cutest crab posted itt by far

wanna pet that crabbe

coolskull
Nov 11, 2007

imo it would be very gratifying to drive a species that old to extinction

coolskull
Nov 11, 2007

Pick posted:

He knocks things over sometimes but he's not so bad.



i want to kiss this crab on the nose.

fuccboi
Jan 5, 2004

by zen death robot
We use their blue blood to make vaccines and medicines and most of the them die from the process.

Noblesse Obliged
Apr 7, 2012

they make lousy horseshoes

Hazo
Dec 30, 2004

SCIENCE



Mak0rz posted:

Sharks are fuckin rad man. As are lobe finned fishes. When I say "fish" I refer to the actinopterygii

Sorry for the confusion
no sorry youre still wrong




semi-related: barreleye anthro art exists and there is no god

social vegan
Nov 7, 2014



lol if u think birds suck it's cuz u haven't hung w the cool ones



also horseshoe crabs are cool and some dumbass thought their little eyes were lovely and vestigial but he was wrong and other people proved him wrong by making concrete horseshoe crabs and showing that real crabs would try to gently caress them because they can visually recognize fuckfriends what a dumb bitch, the guy, not the crab

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Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

your cat looks exactly the same as my family's cat

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