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Six-Legged Giant Finds Secret Hideaway, Hides For 80 Years
http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2012/02/24/147367644/six-legged-giant-finds-secret-hideaway-hides-for-80-years?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&fb_ref=Default |
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That's not how good news works, that's not how any good news works.
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A. Kill it with fire
B. Nuke it from orbit C. Eject from the planet D. All of the above |
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i know insects are tough and all, but it's almost a miracle that nothing killed the rest of the species off during those decades. I mean, one disease...or one thing that killed off the vegetation, or a more serious rock slide....or damn near anything else and these things would be extinct. Talk about will to survive!
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Pretty cool. I wouldn't want them around my place, but pretty cool
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i know insects are tough and all, but it's almost a miracle that nothing killed the rest of the species off during those decades. I mean, one disease...or one thing that killed off the vegetation, or a more serious rock slide....or damn near anything else and these things would be extinct. Talk about will to survive! View Quote This. Lots of luck involved as well. Can't imagine an entire species living and surviving off of one small group of bushes on a tiny island in the middle of nowhere for decades with no one knowing about them. Amazing |
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so the entire known population of this insect is going to be from 2 insects. One would hope for a bit more genetic diversity
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This is old news. They took a breeding pair. I was actually just thinking about these bugs the other day when I saw a gigantic moth in the laundry room. It was fucking huge and beefy (like hummingbird big). Made me think about how big these bugs must be first hand.
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Quoted: Well, there are some more back on that little island... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: so the entire known population of this insect is going to be from 2 insects. One would hope for a bit more genetic diversity Well, there are some more back on that little island... |
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This is old news. They took a breeding pair. I was actually just thinking about these bugs the other day when I saw a gigantic moth in the laundry room. It was fucking huge and beefy (like hummingbird big). Made me think about how big these bugs must be first hand. View Quote So, when is it going to be another bug hunt? |
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View Quote They ate a Dacia Sandero? |
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Quoted: They ate a Dacia Sandero? Someone had to... |
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View Quote He is plotting with the bugs to destroy us. You can never trust a man with eyebrows like that. |
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He is plotting with the bugs to destroy us. You can never trust a man with eyebrows like that. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
He is plotting with the bugs to destroy us. You can never trust a man with eyebrows like that. FIFY |
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That was a great article.
I had to fast forward through the hatching. It was almost physically painful to watch the struggle to free itself. |
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