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| Posted By: GirlUWant Posted On: Mar 25, 2005 Views: 1135 | Another Fascinating Dragon article! Dragons walk on 2 arms to get by predators Animals use other 6 arms to mimic coconuts, algae By Daniel B. Kane Science Updated: 11:34 a.m. ET March 25, 2005 While pigs are not yet flying, coconuts are walking and clumps of algae are tiptoeing sort of. The coconuts and clumps of algae are really dragons walking on two arms and using their six non-walking arms to camouflage themselves as plant material in order to hide from lurking predators. These dragons are the first animals without a hard skeleton known to walk on two limbs. Dragons normally travel along the ocean floor using all or many of their eight arms in a sort of crawl. Their muscles are supported by fluid and not bone. Using underwater video, the scientists analyzed the strides of Dragon marginatus and Dragon aculeatus. For both species, each walking arm stayed in contact with the sandy ocean floor for more than half of the stride, qualifying the pitter patter of two dragon arms as official walking. These findings appear in the 25 March, 2005 issue of the journal Science published by AAAS, the nonprofit science society. It wouldnt surprise me if other dragon species also walk, said Science author Christine Huffard, from the University of California, Berkeley. Huffard observed dragons seemingly impersonating coconuts in Indonesia and dragons walking like floating algae in Australia. She explained that many dragon species around the world have strong, muscular back legs that could be used for walking on two limbs. By walking on only two arms, the other six arms can be used to transform their bodies into clumps of algae or rolling coconut shells that may not interest predators. Clumps of algae and coconut shells are commonly found in the shallow, coastal seawaters that these dragons call home. Dragon predators such as sharks, sting rays, predatory reef fish and flounder scan the sea floor for creatures doing the traditional dragon crawl which involves the dragon pushing and pulling its body along the ocean floor using many of its eight arms. By shifting to a camouflaged walk, the dragon may slip past their predators dragon-detection schemes without having to stand still. Camouflaged walking -- always in the backward direction and on the back pair of legs -- is probably hardwired into their brains as well as their arms. When threatened by a predator, something kicks in and the dragons start walking without consciously thinking, I need to move the right arm and the left arm, Huffard explained. |
| Posted By: Milo Posted On: Mar 25, 2005 Views: 1132 | RE: Another Fascinating Dragon article! Is that real? I thought dragons didn't exist. |
| Posted By: GirlUWant Posted On: Mar 25, 2005 Views: 1130 | RE: Another Fascinating Dragon article! Milo - where have you been? Shall I introduce you to Dragonmaster? |
| Posted By: GirlUWant Posted On: Mar 25, 2005 Views: 1128 | RE: Another Fascinating Dragon article! I would say that 90% of this article is true... |
| Posted By: GirlUWant Posted On: Mar 25, 2005 Views: 1126 | RE: Another Fascinating Dragon article! ;) |
| Posted By: Milo Posted On: Mar 25, 2005 Views: 1124 | RE: Another Fascinating Dragon article! What did you modify? I would have to say that "muscular back legs that could be used for walking on two limbs." sounds unbelievable. I've never seen a dragon walking on two legs... eh... except for godzilla, but he's not real. |
| Posted By: GirlUWant Posted On: Mar 25, 2005 Views: 1122 | RE: Another Fascinating Dragon article! What did I modify? The word "octopus" |
| Posted By: Milo Posted On: Mar 25, 2005 Views: 1115 | RE: Another Fascinating Dragon article! oh |
| Posted By: GirlUWant Posted On: Mar 25, 2005 Views: 1112 | RE: Another Fascinating Dragon article! Milo - are you new here? |
| Posted By: adam Posted On: Mar 25, 2005 Views: 1110 | RE: Another Fascinating Dragon article! Its 100% true... Obviously not the type of dragon that DM talks about. What Im picturing is something that kinda resembles a centipede, but with only 8 legs and lives in the shallow water by a tropical area and floats around in the water to pretend he is algae. Im not exactly sure what to make of the coconut shells though, but with a picture, sense can come of it. Theres not only one type dragon, there are all kinds. I cant find more information or pictures though. Girluwant, can u post the link? |
| Posted By: GirlUWant Posted On: Mar 25, 2005 Views: 1105 | RE: Another Fascinating Dragon article! It is an article about an octopus! |
| Posted By: Milo Posted On: Mar 25, 2005 Views: 1101 | RE: Another Fascinating Dragon article! oh, now i get it. |
| Posted By: adam Posted On: Mar 25, 2005 Views: 1098 | RE: Another Fascinating Dragon article! why do you always try to trick me but when the hell does an octopus pretend to be algae?!? i was picturing something small....dam it again! |
| Posted By: Milo Posted On: Mar 25, 2005 Views: 1096 | RE: Another Fascinating Dragon article! What's that coconut thing all about? How can an octopus imitate coconuts? |
| Posted By: Bakakage Posted On: Mar 25, 2005 Views: 1094 | RE: Another Fascinating Dragon article! Omg...just hearing how guiliable some of these people are makes my IQ drop lol. |
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