tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post2292266642515243725..comments2009-02-26T13:30:32.801-08:00Avi Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12550929795356812957abramsv@gmail.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-83985637895537703692009-02-26T13:30:00.000-08:002009-02-26T13:30:00.000-08:00Amazing... i've just twitted it :PDani "el sucio"http://www.blogger.com/profile/06136841765720805366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-12814707588399641852009-01-27T18:47:00.000-08:002009-01-27T18:47:00.000-08:00that was crazy.. thanks for that. i'm a bio major so i really enjoyed it!HongGinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-46003015959805022932008-11-16T19:42:00.000-08:002008-11-16T19:42:00.000-08:00Done, thank you for the noteAvi Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12550929795356812957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-64315719803654025312008-11-16T19:34:00.000-08:002008-11-16T19:34:00.000-08:00You should have the photo credit for Jake Adams link to his site www.coralidea.com . Good siteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-14693493031637585632008-09-13T20:14:00.000-07:002008-09-13T20:14:00.000-07:00Overwrought sensationalism; sounds like a National Enquirer article or the voice-over from a cheesy TV documentary.<BR/><BR/>I liked the casual self-contradiction of "They are the only animal in the world known to be able to kill a human by touch alone." ...followed by the very next paragraph describing how touching a <I>different</I> animal (a caterpillar) will also kill you.<BR/><BR/>All of this hype gets people worked up about remote possibilities of death from exotic animals. How many people worldwide are killed by all the animals in this list put together? Maybe a few dozen a year.<BR/><BR/>The real easy-to-miss killers are more mundane. I'd put mosquitoes high up on the list, since the diseases they spread (malaria, typhoid, sleeping sickness, and many more) kill millions of people a year.sneJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216066893297831727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-75346242239563040922008-08-31T14:53:00.000-07:002008-08-31T14:53:00.000-07:00@ paul<BR/><BR/>marijuana does not make you hallucinate in any way, nice try.Dr Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-54741027597470119832008-08-31T11:16:00.000-07:002008-08-31T11:16:00.000-07:00To all the grammar Nazis:<BR/><BR/>English is one of the most overly complex and derivative languages in the world. Why you would ever care about the proper use of such a paradoxical language is beyond my ability to comprehend. Being able to properly spell even half of the words in the English language should merit you a gold medal.<BR/><BR/>I'd also like to mention the fact that "Oh please." is not a complete sentence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-14198227059167361072008-08-31T10:21:00.000-07:002008-08-31T10:21:00.000-07:00(1.) The cone snail is not NEARLY as deadly as you would portray. Only a couple of the larger species are actually deadly to humans and again, only the largest of these would approximate the effects you describe<BR/><BR/>(2.) There is no such thing as antivenom. It is called antivenin.oldskewlcoolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-54198088847101967542008-08-31T08:17:00.000-07:002008-08-31T08:17:00.000-07:00every diver knows sea snakes are very poisonous but i dont think there are many documented cases, if any, of people getting stung by them. you'd have to catch one and stuff it in your wetsuit for it to get that farstefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12430211799851170066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-53893058469049096222008-08-31T07:45:00.000-07:002008-08-31T07:45:00.000-07:00You forgot to tell that kill people by touch but only when you have a wound. The poison can't travel through your skin so it needs access to your blood by a woundAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-54771694909561055082008-08-31T04:11:00.000-07:002008-08-31T04:11:00.000-07:00nice to see a well written article for onceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-81757488014018915552008-08-31T03:06:00.000-07:002008-08-31T03:06:00.000-07:00The cone snail might not be so dangerous<BR/><BR/>from wikipedia:<BR/>Live cone shells should not be handled, as they are capable of "stinging" humans with unpleasant results. The sting of a few of the larger species of tropical cone snails can be fatal to a human being.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-40459969358684270122008-08-31T02:24:00.000-07:002008-08-31T02:24:00.000-07:00DaviMack you need to look up the definition of the word viscous, before you post. The word doesn't necessarily have a thing to do with car engines.kdc383http://www.blogger.com/profile/11399404076934133641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-78015128558463991332008-08-31T01:41:00.000-07:002008-08-31T01:41:00.000-07:00Actually, the Irukandji is not more dangerous than the box jellyfish. They only sting fom the tip of their tentacle, as opposed to the whole length... and it causes Irukandji syndrome, which is seldom lethal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irukandji_syndrome<BR/><BR/>But thanks for showing that you know another type of dangerous jellyfish. You just don't need to pretend it's more dangerous for attention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-57144758417262375402008-08-31T01:03:00.000-07:002008-08-31T01:03:00.000-07:00Great article. But the mob says, "sleeping with the fishes", not "swimming with the fishes".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-40644947828764431602008-08-30T22:33:00.000-07:002008-08-30T22:33:00.000-07:00Makes me even more scared of what lurks in the sea...Krazdhttp://www.krazd.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-52262219598106528612008-08-30T22:01:00.000-07:002008-08-30T22:01:00.000-07:00"What's that frog in the Amazon that makes you hallucinate?"<BR/><BR/>Ahh yes, that would be the Marijuana FrogPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01028011038171263350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-45224678466542450402008-08-30T21:33:00.000-07:002008-08-30T21:33:00.000-07:00Great article! Meanwhile the snail may fire it's harpoon, loaded with venom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-28386047411822550352008-08-30T21:30:00.000-07:002008-08-30T21:30:00.000-07:00hi, that was some really AWESOME writing! i read it twice because it was so good. have you considered writing a book?mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-65764381995642510772008-05-12T10:49:00.000-07:002008-05-12T10:49:00.000-07:00Hmm... wondering about the people who were nasty about pronouns but didn't notice the following:<BR/><BR/>"...as viscous and deadly as they are quiet and unassuming..." - should be "vicious," unless you're referring to their ability to run in your car's engine; and "...knock full grown monkey's out of the trees..." should be "monkeys" without the apostrophe.<BR/><BR/>Other than those (and I'm just a wee bit picky when it comes to language), a fine article. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>To Anonymous: no need to be nasty, not everybody's a pedant!DaviMackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03074123750929335716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-67543002866949221342008-04-23T17:02:00.000-07:002008-04-23T17:02:00.000-07:00fun article, reasonably well written, but as elmark's already hinted a trifle sensationalist.<BR/><BR/>eg, sea snakes do possess a dreadful venom, but their fangs are located at the back of their mouths, so it's very difficult for them to get a grip on humans sufficiently to deliver a fatal dose. the webs between your fingers and toes, or your earlobes, are about the only place they can do it. they're not particularly aggressive critters, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-17032578514362162842008-04-22T10:31:00.000-07:002008-04-22T10:31:00.000-07:00What's that frog in the Amazon that makes you hallucinate?Fried.or.Scrambledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01342700918728447141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-56024425365173844512008-04-13T05:52:00.000-07:002008-04-13T05:52:00.000-07:00I like how everyone is bitching about this persons post.<BR/><BR/>Complaining about spelling and such? Come ON get a frakkin life...<BR/><BR/>And hey, just because they dont cause MANY deaths, does not mean a person is safe from them. Just cause there is vinigar and lifeguards on the beaches, does not mean you wont die from it.<BR/><BR/>And what you dont know can kill you. Just because YOU know about these critters, does NOT mean everyone else knows. Most people ouside of Australia dont know that the Platypus is venomous.<BR/><BR/>I myself would rather have something like this posted, and be scared, than go hiking in the amazon and suddenly feel sick and find myself convulsing and dying and not even know why.Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025226593924739746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-47189183383860710322008-04-08T19:58:00.000-07:002008-04-08T19:58:00.000-07:00"Oh please. Learn to spell simple pronouns."<BR/><BR/>Okay...<BR/><BR/>"simple pronouns"<BR/><BR/>How's that?Obbophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863649226338327656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-60210069024386876482008-04-06T20:04:00.000-07:002008-04-06T20:04:00.000-07:00"But far more deadly - especially in usa - people with cars, guns and/or alcohol. And for a nice slow death - you can't go past cigarettes and high calorie fast food."<BR/><BR/>Who ever wrote this is a douche nozzleUSA #1noreply@blogger.com