PDA

View Full Version : Animals



EarlJam
06-10-2008, 08:59 PM
Are you like me? Or like my co-worker Timothy?

When you think of animals, do you think of mostly mammals? Tim brought up a question today that at first I thought I knew the answer to, then had to ponder, then looked it up on line (Webster.com) and belive my initial thought was correct. I'm still not sure though.

Tim asked, "Are insects considered animals?"

My initial response, "Yeah dude, of course they are animals."

Then I got to thinking......"hmmmmmmmmmmm, are they?"

As mentioned, I looked it up on line and Webster's definition reads:

"any of a kingdom (Animalia) of living things including many-celled organisms and often many of the single-celled ones (as protozoans) that typically differ from plants in having cells without cellulose walls, in lacking chlorophyll and the capacity for photosynthesis, in requiring more complex food materials (as proteins), in being organized to a greater degree of complexity, and in having the capacity for spontaneous movement and rapid motor responses to stimulation"

Still though, admit it, when you think of an "animal," you don't think of the little bugs.............now do you?


-EarlJam

wilson
06-10-2008, 09:02 PM
When I think of animals, I think of EarlJam.

2535Miles
06-10-2008, 09:19 PM
Yeah. I never thought of bugs or as animals. I'm disappointed they are. Bugs suck.

Lavabe
06-10-2008, 09:26 PM
I don't know what my response would have been to Tim.

2 simple questions:
1) Where did he take his last biology class?:o
2) When did he take his last biology class?:)

Oy!

YmoBeThere
06-10-2008, 10:28 PM
If you are having bug problems, I can send over my exterminating crew...

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc233/wovenweb/CatPhotos092.jpg

YmoBeThere
06-11-2008, 05:43 AM
Who knew that pictures of my cats chasing an insect would be a thread killer? I thought it was kinda of nice. Or was it Tim's query in the first place?

Lavabe
06-11-2008, 06:43 AM
Who knew that pictures of my cats chasing an insect would be a thread killer? I thought it was kinda of nice. Or was it Tim's query in the first place?

Your cats are cute.

To borrow from Spamalot, this thread is not dead yet!:D

DukieInKansas
06-11-2008, 09:44 AM
If you are having bug problems, I can send over my exterminating crew...

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc233/wovenweb/CatPhotos092.jpg

How are they with mice? Saw a field mouse on my patio last weekend. I don't like mice! OK - I don't think he/she liked me either. I hope he/she doesn't come back.

OldPhiKap
06-11-2008, 09:51 AM
When I think of Animals I think of Pink Floyd. One of Floyd's most underrated albums.

blublood
06-11-2008, 11:10 AM
If you are having bug problems, I can send over my exterminating crew...

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc233/wovenweb/CatPhotos092.jpg

Awwww, they're so pretty! :) I love gray cats. My mom has one that's a total psycho, but she puts up with the scratching and the biting strictly because he's pretty.

devildeac
06-11-2008, 11:38 AM
When I think of Animals I think of Pink Floyd. One of Floyd's most underrated albums.

(with Eric Burdon)-House of the Rising Sun

bdh21
06-11-2008, 01:34 PM
http://www.aacps.org/aacps/boe/INSTR/CURR/comed/es/webquest/miniquest/AnimalKingdomPhyla/image90L.JPG

2535Miles
06-11-2008, 01:53 PM
http://www.aacps.org/aacps/boe/INSTR/CURR/comed/es/webquest/miniquest/AnimalKingdomPhyla/image90L.JPG
I don't see EarlJam

billybreen
06-11-2008, 02:54 PM
When I think of Animals I think of Pink Floyd. One of Floyd's most underrated albums.

"Pigs on the Wing" FTW!

EarlJam
06-11-2008, 02:56 PM
I don't see EarlJam

Upper left corner. I'm the frog. Waiting to be kissed and turned into my natural Princely state - or waiting to jump someone. (Click on chart to see enlarged version).

338


-EJ

2535Miles
06-11-2008, 05:21 PM
Upper left corner. I'm the frog. Waiting to be kissed and turned into my natural Princely state - or waiting to jump someone.
hehehe, nice. Fun with Photoshop makes my day.

YmoBeThere
06-11-2008, 08:46 PM
Awwww, they're so pretty! :) I love gray cats. My mom has one that's a total psycho, but she puts up with the scratching and the biting strictly because he's pretty.

Haven't seen any yet, so either very good or untested...:D


Thanks everyone for the nice comments about my cats. Fortunately, they tend to be very careful around me. I guess it's a mutual admiration society.

Shameless pandering on my part...:D

DukePA
06-11-2008, 08:58 PM
Awwww, they're so pretty! :) I love gray cats. My mom has one that's a total psycho, but she puts up with the scratching and the biting strictly because he's pretty.

I have a totally gray cat named Milo who is completely wacko. He hates it when he is spoken to and gets all psychotic. My sister compared him to a crack head baby. I still love him though. He's like my own little watch/attack kitty who doesn't actually bite or scratch, just threatens.

Back to the thread topic: I have never considered bugs to be animals. Eeeewwww.

CathyCA
06-11-2008, 09:59 PM
http://www.aacps.org/aacps/boe/INSTR/CURR/comed/es/webquest/miniquest/AnimalKingdomPhyla/image90L.JPG


Where are the cougars on this chart?

YmoBeThere
06-11-2008, 10:04 PM
Where are the cougars on this chart?

Far away from the frogs?

EarlJam
06-11-2008, 10:05 PM
Where are the cougars on this chart?

The cougar is just behind the deer ready to devour and kill it; you just can't see her because of how the image is cropped. You'll notice that this entire chart is set up on the deer's antler.

-EarlJam

devildeac
06-11-2008, 10:11 PM
Where are the cougars on this chart?

I think they have migrated to the branch with hurleyfor3 and bb;).

billybreen
06-11-2008, 10:13 PM
I think they have migrated to the branch with hurleyfor3 and bb;).

How did I get lumped in with the cougar hunters? I have like 3 posts in that thread (but I've read every word, of course).

rthomas
06-11-2008, 10:49 PM
What about: Eating arthropods?

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1810336,00.html

I'll eat just about any bug living in the ocean: shrimp, lobster, crabs, oysters - but I'm not so keen on crickets. I don't know why.

devildeac
06-11-2008, 11:01 PM
How did I get lumped in with the cougar hunters? I have like 3 posts in that thread (but I've read every word, of course).

You don't hunt them-they hunt YOU. I thought you were one of the main contributors to that thread. I stand "corrected." I shall remove your name from the list of prey:o:D.

2535Miles
06-12-2008, 01:07 AM
You don't hunt them-they hunt YOU. I thought you were one of the main contributors to that thread. I stand "corrected." I shall remove your name from the list of prey:o:D.
I will take BB's place in the list of prey.

devildeac
06-12-2008, 10:57 PM
I will take BB's place in the list of prey.

I will see if I can notify Demi, Pamela, Madonna and the other felines on the prowl:o:D