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Old 19-05-09, 08:29 PM   #1311
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There are no wild dromedary (one-humped) camels today. They went extinct a while ago.
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Old 19-05-09, 10:22 PM   #1312
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A small tenebrionid beetle living in the Namib desert can secrete wax in response to increased temperatures and humidity which spreads out over its body to create a film for reducing water loss. This idea was adapted by researchers in 2005 and led to the creation of "nano-wicking systems" which attract water droplets and by reducing the contact angles of the droplets with the surface a thin film across it is formed. And thus "anti-fogging" agents are born
The thorny devil lizard drinks water through its feet, by wicking up water through tiny cracks in its armour.

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Old 19-05-09, 10:29 PM   #1313
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The thorny devil lizard drinks water through its feet, by wicking up water through tiny cracks in its armour.

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Talking of strange body parts to drink from, most insects drink through their anuses, including the woodlouse
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Old 21-05-09, 11:22 AM   #1314
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Talking of strange body parts to drink from, most insects drink through their anuses, including the woodlouse
Is it one of the functions of the bowel lining, to draw water from waste material to prevent water loss in all animals?



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Old 21-05-09, 11:39 AM   #1315
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Is it one of the functions of the bowel lining, to draw water from waste material to prevent water loss in all animals?



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Old 21-05-09, 11:40 AM   #1316
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Talking of strange body parts to drink from, most insects drink through their anuses, including the woodlouse
You must be interesting at a dinner party.
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Old 21-05-09, 11:43 AM   #1317
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You must be interesting at a dinner party.
are you implying MYC is an insect...?
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Old 21-05-09, 11:44 AM   #1318
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ROFL no xD
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Old 21-05-09, 01:16 PM   #1319
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whats the insect called which, the female will bite off the males head after mating?
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Old 21-05-09, 01:24 PM   #1320
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whats the insect called which, the female will bite off the males head after mating?
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