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Old 06-23-10, 05:17 PM   #16
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8 legged eh?

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Old 06-23-10, 05:44 PM   #17
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^ Some spiders are cool.

McBee gets in on the action (12-legged spider):

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Old 06-24-10, 04:54 AM   #18
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I wish I could slough off my old life and feelings and dreams as easily as the crab in the op ditched its shell. *sigh*


ooh, that was bleak, even for me...
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Old 06-24-10, 07:48 AM   #19
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Amazing vid there Steamwake

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Old 06-24-10, 08:29 AM   #20
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What is this? What a beautiful animal
Vampire squid, I believe:
Vampyroteuthis infernalis

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Old 06-24-10, 08:54 AM   #21
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Starship troopers.
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Old 06-24-10, 03:31 PM   #22
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Vampire squid, I believe:
Vampyroteuthis infernalis

Thank you for researching that. What a beautiful and interesting animal.
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Old 06-24-10, 08:32 PM   #23
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Thank you for researching that. What a beautiful and interesting animal.
Oh yeah. I'd love to see one in person all the same (though I'd probably sh*te myself I met one up close )
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Old 06-24-10, 09:00 PM   #24
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Oh yeah. I'd love to see one in person all the same (though I'd probably sh*te myself I met one up close )
Well at 2000-3000 feet deep, I think seeing one of these 1 foot long creatures would be the least of your problems.
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Old 06-24-10, 10:01 PM   #25
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Old 06-25-10, 08:54 AM   #26
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Well at 2000-3000 feet deep, I think seeing one of these 1 foot long creatures would be the least of your problems.
You're right... think of the colossal squid!!
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Old 06-25-10, 10:53 AM   #27
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You're right... think of the colossal squid!!
hmm,It looks at you and thinks NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM!
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