Smoke one for the Wilkins Ice Shelf

Re: Smoke one for the Wilkins Ice Shelf


"Ken Dixon" <kdixon2711@nospambellsouth,net > wrote in message
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> Since the beginning of the 20th Century, the global average surface
> temperature has risen by 0.74C.

And most of that before 1940.

Re: Smoke one for the Wilkins Ice Shelf


"Bart Goddard" <goddardbe@netscape,net > wrote in message
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> "Tom S." <t.m.s.work@cox,net > wrote in
> news:yDLJj.64345$y05.34861@newsfe22.lga:
>
>
>> Those spiders don't automatically eat mosquitoes, you have to train
>> them. Put a mosquito on their nose and tell to sit still until you
>> command them to "EAT"!
>
> "SUCK!"
>

That might give the spiders the wrong impression.

Re: Smoke one for the Wilkins Ice Shelf


"Tom S." <t.m.s.work@cox,net > wrote
>>> Those spiders don't automatically eat mosquitoes, you have to train
>>> them. Put a mosquito on their nose and tell to sit still until you
>>> command them to "EAT"!
>>
>> "SUCK!"
> That might give the spiders the wrong impression.


Actually, it would not. Spiders (and many other crawly things) inject venom
or digestive juices into their victims. The prey sort of liquifies in its
exoskeleton and the spider sucks it out. Not dinner table conversation, but
there it is.

Michael
New Orleans, Louisiana USA
fermanis@REMOVEsprynet,com
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