Again, this is not OT. What better way to see stars, than exposing ones self to the recoil of a 10 ga. If nothing else it will take your mind off the bugs. 'Til the bruise heals anyway. ;) And that is Astronomy related! Quoting "Kim A. Hyatt" <kimharch@cut.net>:
Or dust off the 10-gauge.
Apparently, the big bugs were also at the top of the food chain. No spiders big enough to eat them. The largest fossil spider had a leg span of about 20 inches. Still about 100 times too big.
Kim
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 12:40 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OT: Giant water bugs
On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Kim A. Hyatt <kimharch@cut.net> wrote:
- dragonflies the size of hawks
Now think of this:
What do dragonflies eat? Mosquitos. And I'm sure BIG dragonflies ate BIG mosquitos! Mosquitos the size of starlings!
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