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I KNOW about the riddle of the sphinx.
Again you want to make it look as if I did not understand you!
It was the "bragging point" which misled me! :spy:
Again you want to make it look as if I did not understand you!
It was the "bragging point" which misled me! :spy:
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??? NO!!
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What with Sphinx and Mormons...:nono:
Gandhiji is best remembered for his Ahimsa. :hail:
Gandhiji is best remembered for his Ahimsa. :hail:
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They are ready to sacrifice themselves to protect their queen,
the eggs and their young ones!!!
Incredible sense of responsibility but
they won't hesitate to eat a house pet to the bones!!
the eggs and their young ones!!!
Incredible sense of responsibility but
they won't hesitate to eat a house pet to the bones!!
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# 144. Dying for some food?
A cartoon from Google Images!
The panic migration of the lemmings is triggered by a kink in the food chain.
During the years of abundance a female can produce four litters of eight young ones in a season. The usual breeding rate is two litters of five.
The more than threefold population explosion causes acute shortage of food.
Huge groups of lemmings dash off in search of food. Most of them die on the journey. They plunge over the hills into the rivers.
Many dive into the sea in their uncontrollable drive to find food. Nature restores the balance by this drastic step.
A cartoon from Google Images!
The panic migration of the lemmings is triggered by a kink in the food chain.
During the years of abundance a female can produce four litters of eight young ones in a season. The usual breeding rate is two litters of five.
The more than threefold population explosion causes acute shortage of food.
Huge groups of lemmings dash off in search of food. Most of them die on the journey. They plunge over the hills into the rivers.
Many dive into the sea in their uncontrollable drive to find food. Nature restores the balance by this drastic step.
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# 139. Defy the laws of Physics.
Courtesy: Photograph by Robert Lubeck.
actual size of the humming bird!
Courtesy Google images.
The tiny ruby throated humming bird defies the laws of physics.
It propels its tiny body weighing just an ounce ( or less than 30 grams) on a non-stop-flight of 500 miles from the North America across the Gulf of Mexico to the South America, each autumn.
It is too small to store the energy required for the non-stop flight but it manages quite well.
It flies back again in the spring.
1 oz = ~ 28.35 grams
I felt strange after posting the article, without cross-checking the
OZ to gram conversion..
Sorry for the slip - even though nobody noticed it.
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# 145. The sun never sets!
British biologist Thomas Huxley once observed that the British Empire owed its power to the love the elderly spinsters had for their pet cats!
The spinsters loved their cats. Pet cats kept down the population of the field mice which used to feed on the honey bees- the only insects that can pollinate red clover.
The red clover grew in abundance providing the British cattle nutritious food.
The plentiful supply of the high quality beef kept the British sailors strong and healthy. They extended the British Empire round the World.
British biologist Thomas Huxley once observed that the British Empire owed its power to the love the elderly spinsters had for their pet cats!
The spinsters loved their cats. Pet cats kept down the population of the field mice which used to feed on the honey bees- the only insects that can pollinate red clover.
The red clover grew in abundance providing the British cattle nutritious food.
The plentiful supply of the high quality beef kept the British sailors strong and healthy. They extended the British Empire round the World.
Sailors have superior navigational skills because of effective fighting force
against many odds of immense windrows, etc. They have a mutual respect
and shared identity with ambition to come up in life, though their life remains
uncertain sometimes.
Balasubramanian
Ambattur
against many odds of immense windrows, etc. They have a mutual respect
and shared identity with ambition to come up in life, though their life remains
uncertain sometimes.
Balasubramanian
Ambattur
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# 146. The garden snail.
A lovely shot rendering the transparent snail translucent!!!
A common garden snail. Courtesy Google images.
The common garden snail lays 30 eggs a year. Each is the size of a large pin head.
Each of them is a potential life saver.
The snail's egg is the cheap, readily available and stable source of a chemical that is used in determining the blood groups.
Previously this chemical was extracted from human blood. It takes five donors to provide a much of this chemical as contained in a single snail egg!
The contents of the egg is extracted and dissolved in a saline solution, ready for use.
A lovely shot rendering the transparent snail translucent!!!
A common garden snail. Courtesy Google images.
The common garden snail lays 30 eggs a year. Each is the size of a large pin head.
Each of them is a potential life saver.
The snail's egg is the cheap, readily available and stable source of a chemical that is used in determining the blood groups.
Previously this chemical was extracted from human blood. It takes five donors to provide a much of this chemical as contained in a single snail egg!
The contents of the egg is extracted and dissolved in a saline solution, ready for use.
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Naina_Marbus
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One little peg of wine?
"Science" magazine, dated March 16, 2012 , reports that sexually deprived
male fruit flies are driven to excessive alcohol consumption, drinking far more
than comparable, sexually satisfied male flies.
Haven't the drunkard husbands been known to use this excuse all along? That
the "Not tonight, dear" excuse leads to their "Gimme another beer" refuge?
"Science" magazine, dated March 16, 2012 , reports that sexually deprived
male fruit flies are driven to excessive alcohol consumption, drinking far more
than comparable, sexually satisfied male flies.
Haven't the drunkard husbands been known to use this excuse all along? That
the "Not tonight, dear" excuse leads to their "Gimme another beer" refuge?
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Lack of enough sleep makes me crave for sweets.
I am completely in the dark both with
"Not tonight dear!" excuse and :nono:
"Gimme another beer!" refuge! :spit:
By the way in India, which husband seeks
and waits for the formal permission of his wife?!
I am completely in the dark both with
"Not tonight dear!" excuse and :nono:
"Gimme another beer!" refuge! :spit:
By the way in India, which husband seeks
and waits for the formal permission of his wife?!
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I forgot to register the fact that you always bring
HOT (date-wise) HOT (topic-wise) news here!
HOT (date-wise) HOT (topic-wise) news here!
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During one of our flights to USA, I was amazed to see a Palghat pattu maami - dressed in shorts and T shirt and continuously drinking red wine like a fish (sponge ?) till we reached our destination!
Her two unruly sons were making the flight look like a city bus! :llama:
Her two unruly sons were making the flight look like a city bus! :llama:
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Thinking back I wonder now,
did her unruly sons' behavior :argue:
transformed her into a regular FISH :spit:
or the other way ROUND??? :noidea:
did her unruly sons' behavior :argue:
transformed her into a regular FISH :spit:
or the other way ROUND??? :noidea:
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# 147. Ability to regrow.
A star fish. Courtesy Google images.
If a star fish is cut into five parts and thrown into the water,
each of these parts will grow into a fully formed star fish!
Crabs and lobsters can regrow the limbs- legs and claws- lost in a fight.
The earthworm can replace its cut off head!
The lizard can regrow its tails cut off or shed wantonly.
Planarian worm if cut off in the middle to form three portions can still regrow a new head in each of the front end and a new tail in
each of the rear end.
A star fish. Courtesy Google images.
If a star fish is cut into five parts and thrown into the water,
each of these parts will grow into a fully formed star fish!
Crabs and lobsters can regrow the limbs- legs and claws- lost in a fight.
The earthworm can replace its cut off head!
The lizard can regrow its tails cut off or shed wantonly.
Planarian worm if cut off in the middle to form three portions can still regrow a new head in each of the front end and a new tail in
each of the rear end.
renuka
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Truly spoken dear Renu!
She was HIGH in more than one way!
She was HIGH in altitude,
lane:
High spirited, :spit:
High in spiritualism, :rapture:
nearing the nirvana or
liberation from all inhibitions! :angel:
She was HIGH in more than one way!
She was HIGH in altitude,
lane:High spirited, :spit:
High in spiritualism, :rapture:
nearing the nirvana or
liberation from all inhibitions! :angel:
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# 148. Flying under water!
The white throated dipper-
the national bird of Norway.
Courtesy Google images.
Close to the rushing water of the mountain streams lives the strong and sturdy bird Dipper- of the size of a starling!
It can fly under water! Using its strong wings, it can dive up to 20 feet under water.
It can fly down to the bottom. It can stay under water for as long as half an hour and feed there.
It can walk against the current of water at an angle. A moving flap over the bird's nostrils keeps the water out of it.
Its eyes are protected by a thin membrane, so to say, a third eyelid in each of its eyes.
The white throated dipper-
the national bird of Norway.
Courtesy Google images.
Close to the rushing water of the mountain streams lives the strong and sturdy bird Dipper- of the size of a starling!
It can fly under water! Using its strong wings, it can dive up to 20 feet under water.
It can fly down to the bottom. It can stay under water for as long as half an hour and feed there.
It can walk against the current of water at an angle. A moving flap over the bird's nostrils keeps the water out of it.
Its eyes are protected by a thin membrane, so to say, a third eyelid in each of its eyes.
Whenever one goes to see an aged person, children, etc he/she should not go with empty hand.
As far as possible, one can carry some flowers, fruits or sweets or whatever items that are mostly liked
by such people and offer it to them.
Balasubramanian
Ambattur
As far as possible, one can carry some flowers, fruits or sweets or whatever items that are mostly liked
by such people and offer it to them.
Balasubramanian
Ambattur
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We have to add The temple and God also in the list!
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# 149. The hag fish.
A hag fish can tie itself into a knot!
THE FIERCE ROWS OF TEETH OF THIS SLIMY FISH
The hag fish ties itself into knots and becomes a killer!
This slimy, eel like fish twists itself into a loop when it attacks another fish. It then plunges its sharp rows of teeth into one of the fish's gills.
Once firmly attached, this vicious fish begins a twisting action with the knot of its body.
It burrows deeper and deeper into its prey until it is completely inside the other fish!
The hag fish then stars eating the prey while it is still alive from the inside until nothing but the skin and bone remain.
A hag fish can tie itself into a knot!
THE FIERCE ROWS OF TEETH OF THIS SLIMY FISH
The hag fish ties itself into knots and becomes a killer!
This slimy, eel like fish twists itself into a loop when it attacks another fish. It then plunges its sharp rows of teeth into one of the fish's gills.
Once firmly attached, this vicious fish begins a twisting action with the knot of its body.
It burrows deeper and deeper into its prey until it is completely inside the other fish!
The hag fish then stars eating the prey while it is still alive from the inside until nothing but the skin and bone remain.
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# 150. One thousand eggs a day!
The Royal couple - the termite king and queen!
Courtesy Google images.
The queen termite grows more than 100 times bigger than her subjects. She becomes a massive egg-laying-machine!
She spends her entire life in the most secure chamber of the nest. She is fed by the worker- termites.
A mature queen may lay as many as 1000 eggs per day @ more than one egg a minute! Her consort fertilizes her at intervals.
Both the Queen and the king(?) secrete an acid. The other members of the colony lick this in order to remain sterile.
If the queen stops laying eggs, she is denied food and let to die of starvation!
Her body is eagerly devoured by her loyal subjects.
Deprived of the contraceptive acid, the female at the right age develops the ability to lay the eggs and becomes the new queen.
If the king becomes sterile, he is similarly replaced by a young male and their life goes on!
The Royal couple - the termite king and queen!
Courtesy Google images.
The queen termite grows more than 100 times bigger than her subjects. She becomes a massive egg-laying-machine!
She spends her entire life in the most secure chamber of the nest. She is fed by the worker- termites.
A mature queen may lay as many as 1000 eggs per day @ more than one egg a minute! Her consort fertilizes her at intervals.
Both the Queen and the king(?) secrete an acid. The other members of the colony lick this in order to remain sterile.
If the queen stops laying eggs, she is denied food and let to die of starvation!
Her body is eagerly devoured by her loyal subjects.
Deprived of the contraceptive acid, the female at the right age develops the ability to lay the eggs and becomes the new queen.
If the king becomes sterile, he is similarly replaced by a young male and their life goes on!
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# 151. The superlatives...
Compare the size of a diver with that of the whale!!!
a. The largest and the heaviest animal in the world is the blue whale.
It can weigh > 100 tons.
A giant North Atlantic squid.
b.The largest creature without a backbone is the Atlantic giant squid.
It can weigh 2 tons and grow up to become 55 feet long!
An African Bush elephant.
c. The largest land mammal is the African bush elephant. It weighs on an average 5.6 tons!
A north African ostrich.
d. The flightless North African ostrich is the largest bird, weighing up to 345 lbs and growing 9 feet tall.
Compare the size of a diver with that of the whale!!!
a. The largest and the heaviest animal in the world is the blue whale.
It can weigh > 100 tons.
A giant North Atlantic squid.
b.The largest creature without a backbone is the Atlantic giant squid.
It can weigh 2 tons and grow up to become 55 feet long!
An African Bush elephant.
c. The largest land mammal is the African bush elephant. It weighs on an average 5.6 tons!
A north African ostrich.
d. The flightless North African ostrich is the largest bird, weighing up to 345 lbs and growing 9 feet tall.
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