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spacemanspiff

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« on: March 24, 2005, 02:46:36 PM »
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=7&u=/ap/20050324/ap_on_sc/walking_octopuses

not only can they change color to camoflage, they can 'imitate' algae'.

all i can think of is the Mad magazines Spy vs Spy.
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« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2005, 03:30:50 PM »
Hmmm.  That photo looks like an old girlfriend...................
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« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2005, 04:04:48 PM »
Saw on the news tonight a film clip of the octopuses walking  on the bottom of the ocean using bipedal-like motion. Ninja-esque indeed!
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« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2005, 06:08:54 PM »
Nah.  Everyone knows that skunks are ninjas of the animal world... Wink
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« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2005, 01:11:51 AM »
So what is the "Mall Ninja" of the animal world?
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« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2005, 12:13:17 PM »
All that video needed was the "Pink Panther" music.
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« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2005, 11:00:39 PM »
very tactical!
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« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2005, 03:24:38 AM »
Imagine an octopus could shoot 6 pistols at once, 7 if it worked on its balance!
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« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2005, 12:15:33 PM »
Bah!! You got that whole opposable thumb problem, Tejon. They could probably get away with using three guns though, if they used three of their appendages in place of the opposable thumb.

As for what is the animal most like the "mall ninja"? I'm not sure, but I think it's the crow:

http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20050119/Note3.asp

He just hasn't got around to mounting a flashlight or aimpoint on that stick yet...

You might ask Skunkabilly about that one.
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« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2005, 06:03:25 PM »
If you think crows are bright, you should see the studies they've done on ravens.Uncannily smart.
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« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2005, 05:12:01 PM »
Go get some chamomile tea, HA!! That's a good one...

Yeah, I believe ya. Crows, ravens, they can't be that much different can they? I saw them down south when I used to travel. Other than being larger, and having that demonic sounding "Kraakk" what's the difference?
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« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2005, 06:11:32 PM »
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Bah!! You got that whole opposable thumb problem, Tejon
You, sir, need to watch more cartoons.  An octopus can wrap a tentacle all the way around the grip several times, and then work the trigger with the end.
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« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2005, 04:34:45 AM »
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Bah!! You got that whole opposable thumb problem, Tejon
You, sir, need to watch more cartoons.  An octopus can wrap a tentacle all the way around the grip several times, and then work the trigger with the end.
I stand corrected. I am so humiliated...humiliated I tell you!!!
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