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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #60 on: October 22, 2011, 03:34:01 PM »
One of my old friends I accidentally disturbed while rearranging trays.

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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #61 on: October 22, 2011, 03:45:31 PM »
Holy Moly! I'd rather watch Coronation Street.... could you guys email me in advance when you're going to post pix of these crrepy crawlies so I know to  keep away?  :o :-X :P
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #62 on: October 22, 2011, 04:00:58 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on October 22, 2011, 03:45:31 PM
Holy Moly! I'd rather watch Coronation Street.... could you guys email me in advance when you're going to post pix of these crrepy crawlies so I know to  keep away?  :o :-X :P

... But 'Spider' Nugent left Corrie ages ago, Maggi ... !!!
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #63 on: October 22, 2011, 06:08:49 PM »
I know what I would have happened to the spider  ::)

A few years ago I had a pair of red-faced liocichlas that would almost beg when I had a spider in tweezers. They escaped one day but stayed in the garden for weeks. One morning they didnt come for their mealworms
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #64 on: October 22, 2011, 09:42:59 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on October 22, 2011, 03:45:31 PM
Holy Moly! I'd rather watch Coronation Street.... could you guys email me in advance when you're going to post pix of these crrepy crawlies so I know to  keep away?  :o :-X :P
Streetwise but not spider wise Maggi? I think the clue might be in the topic heading? Wildlife.
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #65 on: October 23, 2011, 12:32:23 PM »
I have no idea who the Spider TV character is, thank goodness........ but in my book Wildlife should be cute furries, not scary things with too many legs...... :o  ;D

 I don't know.... I'm sure I'm not asking for too much: health for the Westies and the BD ( not necessarily in that order ( ::) ) and enough chocolate to keep me fat..... is that so awful? Do I deserve these creepies appearing without warning??? :-\
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #66 on: October 23, 2011, 01:02:08 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on October 23, 2011, 12:32:23 PM
I but in my book Wildlife should be cute furries,

Look closer.... she is furry :D
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #67 on: October 23, 2011, 02:02:15 PM »
Nope! She is hairy... it's not the same thing....

Now,  this Canadian Lynx, photo by Art G  (http://flickr.com/photos/44237541@N00)  is furry......
...and, trust me, they never have more than four legs......
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #68 on: October 23, 2011, 02:20:48 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on October 23, 2011, 02:02:15 PM

Now,  this Canadian Lynx, photo by Art G  (http://flickr.com/photos/44237541@N00)  is furry......
...and, trust me, they never have more than four legs......

Odd.... this one has eight legs  ;D     

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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #69 on: October 23, 2011, 03:01:56 PM »
I give up!
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #70 on: October 23, 2011, 06:14:21 PM »
Quote from: fredg on October 23, 2011, 02:20:48 PM
Quote from: Maggi Young on October 23, 2011, 02:02:15 PM

Now,  this Canadian Lynx, photo by Art G  (http://flickr.com/photos/44237541@N00)  is furry......
...and, trust me, they never have more than four legs......

Odd.... this one has eight legs  ;D     

( Credit: JEFF LEPORE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)

Ah well Maggi ... hare today, gone tomorrow!


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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #71 on: October 23, 2011, 09:05:04 PM »
I know the Canadian lynx is a very dangerous animal on occasion, but it really is wonderfully beautiful. Am I right in thinking it is endangered? If so I really hope it survives the depredations of the modern world. (Not that beauty should be the criterion of course. That it or any animanl exists should be enough to ensure its place on earth.)
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #72 on: October 23, 2011, 09:32:08 PM »
One of my former pupils went to Canada to work with the lynx. I got some data to back up the classic predator/prey graph used by biologists showing the capture rates of the snow-shoe hare and lynx by trappers of the Hudson's Bay Co. in the early 20th century. I think much of the data were skewed due to fur prices reflecting scarcity, not abundance. Scarcity --> higher price for fur, so more were trapped, therefore the data did not just indicate population size.
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #73 on: October 23, 2011, 10:32:05 PM »
Quote from: Lesley Cox on October 23, 2011, 09:05:04 PM
I know the Canadian lynx is a very dangerous animal on occasion...
Well, sure, if you happen to be a snowshoe hare  ;)... a statistically inconsequential danger to humans.  I've only ever seen one to date - near the Fort McMurray airport in winter a few years ago.  Stuart saw one while backcountry skiing in the mountains last winter.
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Re: Wildlife October 2011
« Reply #74 on: October 24, 2011, 12:38:13 AM »
Well I'm pleased about that Lori, so long as people KNOW it's not dangerous and therefore leave it alone and don't shoot on sight, as often seems to be the case with perceived danger. Shoot first and express regret later. >:(
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