Wildlife, living next to nature - Page 87

glatt · 07-31-2018, 09:12 AM

I've seen glowing worms too. In New Zealand. Very cool.

Gravdigr · 07-31-2018, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by captainhook455

No bears over here either. I never saw one so there must not be any.

Uh, don't you guys got, like, some of the biggest black bears in America?

I mean, I know they're not as big as our werewolves, but...

Gravdigr · 07-31-2018, 06:01 PM

I think just the eyes or antennae of those worms glow.

Happy Monkey · 07-31-2018, 06:12 PM

Generally the abdomen. Eyes never glow* (they do reflect, though), it would prevent them from being able to see.

There are many species called glowworms, but the most common glowing thing on the ground in the US is probably a female firefly. They hang out on the ground, blinking, while the males are blinking in the air.

* technically, warm-blooded eyes glow infrared, but are also blind to it.

captainhook455 · 07-31-2018, 07:58 PM

There must be high ratio of male fireflies compared to the females. If I saw any glowing flys on the ground I probably thought I was tripping.

Gravdigr · 08-06-2018, 03:12 PM

What I'm talking about aren't fireflies.

It is a glow, though, not a reflection.

Happy Monkey · 08-06-2018, 03:22 PM

Could be these. Larvae and females glow.

Glow image on this site.

Glinda · 08-06-2018, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

In the hottest part of summer we got little 'worms' (?) that come out and glow on their own. Well out in the country, away from light pollution, in short grass, ya can see whole fields of them sometimes.

That would creep me right the fuck out!

xoxoxoBruce · 08-07-2018, 08:07 PM

You wouldn't want to live next to these marmots...

Gravdigr · 08-08-2018, 01:25 PM

Nice marmot.[/The Dude]

Glinda · 08-08-2018, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Nice marmot.[/The Dude]

Carruthers · 08-09-2018, 04:34 AM

London is a place I avoid if at all possible. It's crowded, noisy, threatening and generally disagreeable.
However, when considering what to be on my guard for, I have never included itinerant boa-constrictors in my assessment.

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The sight of a snake eating a dead pigeon on a busy London street caused a few double-takes from passers-by.
The boa constrictor, which triggered screams when onlookers realised what it was, was rescued by the RSPCA, which said:
“It might be an escaped pet, or more worryingly, someone may have deliberately dumped it and left it to fend for himself.”
Dave Fawbert spotted the snake, which he believed at the time to be a python, while walking home along Leytonstone High Road on Saturday.

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fargon · 08-09-2018, 06:23 AM

EEK!!!

xoxoxoBruce · 08-09-2018, 08:10 AM

Eating a dead pigeon that it found dead or it made dead?

Carruthers · 08-09-2018, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Eating a dead pigeon that it found dead or it made dead?

Other reports suggest that the pigeon had already brought down the curtain and joined the choir invisible before it was offered to the snake by a passer by.

Beautiful plumage, though.

07-31-2018, 06:01 PM	#1293
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07-31-2018, 06:12 PM	#1294
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Generally the abdomen. Eyes never glow* (they do reflect, though), it would prevent them from being able to see. There are many species called glowworms, but the most common glowing thing on the ground in the US is probably a female firefly. They hang out on the ground, blinking, while the males are blinking in the air. * technically, warm-blooded eyes glow infrared, but are also blind to it. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics] Last edited by Happy Monkey; 07-31-2018 at 06:22 PM.

08-06-2018, 03:12 PM	#1296
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	What I'm talking about aren't fireflies. It is a glow, though, not a reflection. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-06-2018, 03:22 PM	#1297
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Could be these. Larvae and females glow. Glow image on this site. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-07-2018, 08:07 PM	#1299
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07-31-2018, 09:12 AM	#1291
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I've seen glowing worms too. In New Zealand. Very cool.

07-31-2018, 07:58 PM	#1295
captainhook455 Rapscallion Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 1,357	There must be high ratio of male fireflies compared to the females. If I saw any glowing flys on the ground I probably thought I was tripping.

08-08-2018, 01:25 PM	#1300
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08-09-2018, 08:10 AM	#1304
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Eating a dead pigeon that it found dead or it made dead? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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