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Started by Malthus, March 27, 2013, 03:44:18 PM

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Malthus

March 27, 2013, 03:44:18 PM
I found this unreasonably cool.  ;)

Caddis Fly Larvae make mobile "homes" out of stuff they find lying around at the bottom of ponds and streams. Deprive them of their usual stuff and they will use anything ... some artist person made use of that trait to have the bugs make: jewelry. They gave them nothing but gold leaf and gemstones:

http://imgur.com/N6t43C8
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

The Brain

#1
March 27, 2013, 03:46:17 PM
Jewelry.

:bleeding:
Women want me. Men want to be with me.

Ed Anger

#2
March 27, 2013, 05:53:10 PM
misread as 'incest jewelry'
Stay Alive...Let the Man Drive

Grallon

#3
March 27, 2013, 05:58:20 PM
What is it with you and insects?!  I'd keep jumping , thinking they'd start crawling. :yucky:




G.
"Clearly, a civilization that feels guilty for everything it is and does will lack the energy and conviction to defend itself."

~Jean-François Revel

HVC

#4
March 27, 2013, 06:58:21 PM
Quote from: Grallon on March 27, 2013, 05:58:20 PM
What is it with you and insects?!  I'd keep jumping , thinking they'd start crawling. :yucky:




G.
As a lawyer he has a fascination with his kin :D
Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.

Malthus

#5
March 27, 2013, 07:15:53 PM
Quote from: HVC on March 27, 2013, 06:58:21 PM
Quote from: Grallon on March 27, 2013, 05:58:20 PM
What is it with you and insects?!  I'd keep jumping , thinking they'd start crawling. :yucky:




G.
As a lawyer he has a fascination with his kin :D

:lol:

The accountant scores a hit.
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

Malthus

#6
March 27, 2013, 07:16:48 PM
Quote from: Grallon on March 27, 2013, 05:58:20 PM
What is it with you and insects?!  I'd keep jumping , thinking they'd start crawling. :yucky:




G.

I find them endlessly odd and interesting in their variety.  :)
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

HVC

#7
March 27, 2013, 07:22:26 PM
Quote from: Malthus on March 27, 2013, 07:15:53 PM
Quote from: HVC on March 27, 2013, 06:58:21 PM
Quote from: Grallon on March 27, 2013, 05:58:20 PM
What is it with you and insects?!  I'd keep jumping , thinking they'd start crawling. :yucky:




G.
As a lawyer he has a fascination with his kin :D

:lol:

The accountant scores a hit.
What did DGuller say? :unsure: :D
Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.

Eddie Teach

#8
March 27, 2013, 07:25:27 PM
Hey Malthus, have you ever eaten bugs, and if so what kinds?
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

Malthus

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March 27, 2013, 07:26:53 PM
Quote from: HVC on March 27, 2013, 07:22:26 PM
Quote from: Malthus on March 27, 2013, 07:15:53 PM
Quote from: HVC on March 27, 2013, 06:58:21 PM
Quote from: Grallon on March 27, 2013, 05:58:20 PM
What is it with you and insects?!  I'd keep jumping , thinking they'd start crawling. :yucky:




G.
As a lawyer he has a fascination with his kin :D

:lol:

The accountant scores a hit.
What did DGuller say? :unsure: :D

Ohhh, two in a row!  :D
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

Malthus

#10
March 27, 2013, 07:29:51 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on March 27, 2013, 07:25:27 PM
Hey Malthus, have you ever eaten bugs, and if so what kinds?

In Mexico, in Oaxaca, I had some sort of cricket dish. It was mostly oily and salty. Did not like.

Other than that, not to my knowledge. I like them to look at, not to consume.   
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

Darth Wagtaros

#11
March 27, 2013, 07:31:10 PM
Looks stupid and ugly.
PDH!

Malthus

#12
March 27, 2013, 07:33:26 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on March 27, 2013, 07:31:10 PM
Looks stupid and ugly.

You'd think a larvae would have better aesthetic sense.  :hmm:
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

Malthus

#13
March 27, 2013, 07:36:48 PM
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

Razgovory

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March 27, 2013, 07:44:33 PM Last Edit: March 27, 2013, 07:47:53 PM by Razgovory
As a child Malthus was abandoned in the woods and raised by termites.  He believed himself of the order Isoptera until 10 years old when he was brought back to civilization.  He still has an affinity for his six legged cousins, and consumes around one metric ton of wood each year.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017
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