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Kil
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Posted - 02/16/2014 :  21:51:06  Show Profile  Visit Kil's Homepage  Send Kil an AOL message  Send Kil a Yahoo! Message Send Kil a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I found this on facebook. It comes from the "Why Evolution is True" page. Just seriously amazing adaptations in some insects.

The surreal treehoppers


And it gets better! There is a link on the page to this pdf page:

Membracidae: Wonder of terrestrial biodiversity.


Photo by Patrick Landmann
Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.

Why not question something for a change?

Genetic Literacy Project

The Rat
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Canada
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Posted - 02/17/2014 :  05:35:23   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit The Rat's Homepage Send The Rat a Private Message  Reply with Quote

That is one cool looking piece of work. Redefines the phrase "Go home God, you're drunk."
Bailey's second law; There is no relationship between the three virtues of intelligence, education, and wisdom.

You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church? - The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Blackadder II

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Edited by - The Rat on 02/17/2014 05:35:40
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FBM
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Posted - 07/01/2014 :  01:23:02   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send FBM a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Here's a robber fly I shot last week:
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The Rat
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Canada
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Posted - 07/01/2014 :  04:49:33   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit The Rat's Homepage Send The Rat a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by FBM

Here's a robber fly I shot last week:


You must own a very tiny gun.

BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh man, I crack me up.

Nice pic!
Bailey's second law; There is no relationship between the three virtues of intelligence, education, and wisdom.

You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church? - The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Blackadder II

Baculum's page: http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=3947338590
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FBM
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Posted - 07/01/2014 :  05:20:43   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send FBM a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Heh heh. You shoulda seen the size of that thing!
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