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BigPapaSmurf
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23996711/
Frog with no lungs, apparently breaths through skin. Forking awesome.
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"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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pleco
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Posted - 04/07/2008 : 12:09:35 [Permalink]
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| Obviously the Intelligent Designer was bored one day. |
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The neo-con methane machine will soon be running at full fart. |
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BigPapaSmurf
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Posted - 04/07/2008 : 12:21:39 [Permalink]
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| Well, no good architect could stand to build the same cookie-cutter houses for a whole career. |
"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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filthy
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Posted - 04/07/2008 : 12:44:43 [Permalink]
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That's pretty remarkable and it shows well something I've been ranting about for years (oh gawd, here we go again!  ). An amphibian's skin has remarkable absorption properties, as can be seen in this frog and lung-less salamanders. Even terrestrial species such as toads get their water through their skins, often from no more than absorbing dew. This can work both ways, an estivating amphibian, if it is for an extended period, must protect itself from water loss, and some do this by covering themselves with mucus and layers of dead skin.
In short, the skins of amphibians are capable of rapid absorption of just about any, old crap that comes along. This makes them what is called an 'indicator' species -- if the amphibian populations are robust, all other species are likely in good, environmental shape as well.
Amphibian populations world-wide are currently in decline and have been for some decades. And what does that tell us, hmm?
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
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pleco
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Posted - 04/07/2008 : 13:22:18 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by filthy
Amphibian populations world-wide are currently in decline and have been for some decades. And what does that tell us, hmm?
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That frogs are responsible for global warming and not man. |
by Filthy
The neo-con methane machine will soon be running at full fart. |
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filthy
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 Posted - 04/07/2008 : 13:47:24 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by pleco
Originally posted by filthy
Amphibian populations world-wide are currently in decline and have been for some decades. And what does that tell us, hmm?
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That frogs are responsible for global warming and not man.
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One might think so at first blush. It looks pretty likely, but precise studies have shown that frogs are exothermic, so the temperature of their breath & bodies can not be more than ambient, even after a bug & bean burrito with green chili salsa.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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pleco
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Posted - 04/07/2008 : 13:53:32 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by filthy
Originally posted by pleco
Originally posted by filthy
Amphibian populations world-wide are currently in decline and have been for some decades. And what does that tell us, hmm?
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That frogs are responsible for global warming and not man.
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One might think so at first blush. It looks pretty likely, but precise studies have shown that frogs are exothermic, so the temperature of their breath & bodies can be more than ambient, even after a bug & bean burrito with green chili salsa.
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If Al Gore wasn't so busy flying around in his gold plated private jet planes while showing up in cameos on Futurama, he would have already done something about this. Somebody should say something to him, for the children's sake.
I bet he suggests a world wide tax on frog legs. |
by Filthy
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BigPapaSmurf
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Posted - 04/08/2008 : 05:11:15 [Permalink]
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| Amphibian populations world-wide are currently in decline and have been for some decades. And what does that tell us, hmm? |
Hey It's not our fault that the frogs didnt invest in research for a cure for the Bufos. |
"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 04/08/2008 : 07:10:38 [Permalink]
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Bufo shall rule again!
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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Holy evolution Batman!
