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Let's talk about the komodo dragon for a minute
Posted on 5/12/15 at 8:51 pm
Posted on 5/12/15 at 8:51 pm
Preferred hunting method for large prey: Bite the prey somewhere on the body and inject venom. Shadow prey for weeks as it grows weaker and then finish the kill when the animal is too weak to stand.
quote:
An eight-year study of Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) has revealed some interesting differences between the genders in the world’s largest lizard species. Male Komodo dragons grow much bigger than and live nearly twice as long as females, who apparently spend so much time reproducing and doing the equivalent of housework that it sends them to an early grave.
No, the female dragons aren’t donning aprons and doing laundry, but they do spend six months or more at a time defending eggs in their nests from potential predators. During that time, the females don’t eat and lose much of their body weight. Males, meanwhile, spend their days hunting, fighting and, one presumes, drinking beer and bowling.
This post was edited on 5/12/15 at 8:53 pm
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Posted on 5/12/15 at 8:52 pm to weagle99
Starbucks coffee type?
Posted on 5/12/15 at 8:53 pm to weagle99
Starts thread. Quotes article. Spells name wrong.
ETA: nice edit
ETA: nice edit
This post was edited on 5/12/15 at 8:54 pm
Posted on 5/12/15 at 8:53 pm to weagle99
Adult male Komodo Dragon vs a honey badger...who wins?
Posted on 5/12/15 at 8:53 pm to weagle99
quote:
No, the female dragons aren’t donning aprons and doing laundry, but they do spend six months or more at a time defending eggs in their nests from potential predators. During that time, the females don’t eat and lose much of their body weight Males, meanwhile, spend their days hunting, fighting and, one presumes, drinking beer and bowling.
Damn mother nature is sexist
Posted on 5/12/15 at 8:54 pm to weagle99
I'm going to start calling white males Komodos.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 8:55 pm to weagle99
shadow a victim for weeks? Is that supposed to be cool or something? Grow the frick up Komodo
Posted on 5/12/15 at 8:55 pm to Ed Osteen
Lol
Posted on 5/12/15 at 8:56 pm to Ed Osteen
It is like they are the harbingers of doom. The buffalo or whatever is getting sicker and sicker while 2-3 dragons are hanging around close by watching it die.
This post was edited on 5/12/15 at 9:08 pm
Posted on 5/12/15 at 8:57 pm to weagle99
Definitely the most badass animal on the planet.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 8:58 pm to weagle99
So that's what you become after living a good enough life as a human.
ant->grasshopper->rat->ferret->dog->panda->human->komodo fricking dragon->paradise
ant->grasshopper->rat->ferret->dog->panda->human->komodo fricking dragon->paradise
Posted on 5/12/15 at 8:58 pm to weagle99
It sucks to be named a dragon but have the powers of the kid in Jungle 2 Jungle and his blow gun
Posted on 5/12/15 at 9:12 pm to weagle99
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Bite the prey somewhere on the body and inject venom.
Not really venom, just a horrible cocktail of really terrible infectious shite.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 9:13 pm to weagle99
komodo dragons don't have venom...they just have enough funk in their mouth so that infection kills anything that they bite...
big, nasty frickers, if you ask me...
big, nasty frickers, if you ask me...
Posted on 5/12/15 at 9:15 pm to weagle99
In another life I would definitely want to be one of these mofos
Posted on 5/12/15 at 9:16 pm to Spankum
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Komodo dragons kill using a one-two punch of sharp teeth and a venomous bite, scientists have confirmed for the first time. The find dispels the common belief that toxic bacteria in the Komodos' mouths are responsible for ultimately killing the dragons' prey.
LINK
Posted on 5/12/15 at 9:17 pm to Spankum
i remember when the crocodile hunter was on komodo island, and he cut his leg on a twig while trying to climb a tree. the frickers go into a frenzy when they smell blood. He had to clean the blood and wound immediately or they would of swarmed and got his arse.
The trees weren't high enough and they would of been able to climb high enough to bite him.
And it's not venom, their saliva is caked in germs, it's like a bad vagina and u didn't smell and tried to take a taste. shite infects, and your skin begins to rot and die.
The trees weren't high enough and they would of been able to climb high enough to bite him.
And it's not venom, their saliva is caked in germs, it's like a bad vagina and u didn't smell and tried to take a taste. shite infects, and your skin begins to rot and die.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 9:18 pm to stlslick
Yeah, they react like sharks to blood.
See post above re: venom.
See post above re: venom.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 9:19 pm to glassman
Those are some nasty mfers. Their mouths actually aren't filled with bacteria, consequently the bite isn't full of bacteria that eventually kills the prey. They have venom in their bite that induces massive bleeding by preventing clotting, lowers blood pressure, and induces shock.
The "mouth full of nasty bacteria from hell" is a myth.
The "mouth full of nasty bacteria from hell" is a myth.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 9:19 pm to Upperdecker
quote:Big cats have it going on too.
In another life I would definitely want to be one of these mofos
In areas where they are (were) the apex predator, that wouldn't be a bad gig.
Big arse raptors have an OK existence too.
Being in the middle or bottom of the food chain would suck.
This post was edited on 5/12/15 at 9:20 pm
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