OT: Giant what?

[minipol]

Originally posted by dogscoff:
Imnagine meeting him at a party. "So, what do you do for a living?"

yeah, and imagine that he then wants to shake hands

[Loser]

Originally posted by minipol:
yeah, and imagine that he then wants to shake hands

There is that line from Clerks:

It's important to have a job that matters, boys. That's why I manually masturbate caged animals for purposes of artificial insemination.

On a side note, the actress who delivers that dialog in the Guidance Councilor scene is Kevin Smith's sister.

Originally posted by Gryphin:
Don't tell me the schools have stopped teaching about giant vampire bats. I wonder what they are covering up now. Clearly a conspiracy is affoot.

Giant VAMPIRE BATS!?!!?!
What the flying [radio edit]?!?!?!

[Aloofi]

Giant Vampires Bats?

"Desmodus rotundus, also known as vampire bat, is a member of Phyllostomidae family. They can move side to side and backward, similar to a spider. A vampire bat requires about two tablespoons of blood each day. If vampire bats do not get their share of blood on a regular basis, they rapidly deteriorate. It may be close to starvation within 2-3 days."

"Vampire bats feed only on blood, a fact that sets the human imagination racing. The three species are medium-seized, with adult wingspans of 320 to 350 mm and weights of about 40 grams. While they are larger than most of the bats of the temperate zones of the world, vampire bats are much smaller than Gigantic Flying Foxes, which weigh in at 1,500 g. Horror movie depictions of vampire bats often use flying foxes as models because larger bats are easier to photograph. This contributes to the public perception of vampire bats as large, terrifying animals. But animals that feed on blood, whether they are insects, leeches or bats, tend to be small because blood is a precioous commodity and hard to obtain in large amounts. "

Link: Vampire Bat Hub



[ May 27, 2003, 12:57: Message edited by: Aloofi ]

[Loser]

It sounds like this guy was referring to some sort of prehistoric giant vampire bat. That's what I'm looking for data about. Anyone ever heard of that?

[Baron Munchausen]

A quick Google turns up this page: http://www.strangeark.com/strange/mammals.html

Quote:

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The Giant Fossil Vampire Bat

A giant vampire bat, Desmodus draculae, was found fossilized in a cave in the State of Monagas, Venezuela. The total humerus length of this fossil was 51 mm, compared to an average of 37 mm for Desmodus rotundus, an extant species of vampire bat. The skull length for D. draculae was 31.2 mm. D. r. rotundus has an average skull length of 24.8 mm. The author suggested a late Pleistocene age for this species, but could not rule out a Recent age, so it's possible that this species still survives. Actually, vampire bats aren't that big anyway, so this giant species isn't monster-sized, but it would still be interesting to see.

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Now, the remaining question is where does the connection to 'ancient man' come in? What evidence is there that these existed in the same place with humans and that humans killed them off? That I found no sign of. So if you want to know you'll have to contact the author of that article and ask about the 'giant vampire bats' and any evidence that they interacted with humans.

[ May 27, 2003, 23:18: Message edited by: Baron Munchausen ]

[Taz-in-Space]

Aloofi, I hope that isn't a LIFE-SIZED picture!

Hey, here's an idea - how about a new race of INTELLIENT giant vampire bats! With such a race you could REALLY play for blood!

[Aloofi]

The Xiati have vampire bats looking ships....