@I Think We're Property: While you are technically correct, I think most people are sticking with the headline and source article.
As for the moths, from what I've read there are going to be some fat and happy bats!
Ah, at last we can ALL agree on something...
@Garrison Dean: I know, especially since they have had to make so many Obama Bucks(tm)!!!
@crashedpc: Ooh, clever Magic reference there...
It's pretty bad where I live, southeast U.S.
@Gann: It's the kind of "fancy pants" soup that rich people pay too much for.
Now that is beautiful. I love that kind of sculpture (not really the bike, but the fossil). Sweet bio-mechanical goodness.
It reminds me a little of the squids from The Matrix.
Why aren't birds taking care of this? Did we kill all of those off already? Dang! Ok, we need 150,000 live chickens delivered to Liberia. That should do it. Then we crank up the Bar-B-Q pit!
@Mathmos: I think I just threw up a little bit in my mouth...
@LittleDragon: I find that they make better bait than food. Though if the fishing isn't good that day you can always eat the bait. Same with chicken liver. Good bait, and good eatin'.
@AngryEddy: Yeah, with the mercury in the HF corn syrup scare, nothing's safe. I just eat what I want and enjoy life while I can. I figure all the preservatives in the food will make me last LONGER right?
@crashedpc: Yeah, that wasn't the best idea. Kind of like bringing kudzu to the states.
@Gann: Actually, I think EVERYONE in the world has drank milk. Granted, they were babies at the time, but...
I know what you're saying. :)
In these lean economic times those little critters are going to start looking pretty darn tasty.
@AngryEddy: I was actually thinking about that and looked for anything that said whether or not this particular worm is edible. Heck, it's protein right?
@corpore-metal: I was, born in 1972. Course, a quick check on wiki tells me I was still a little young for gi joe. I mainly had the 80's toys.
@Meredith Woerner: I'm just not sure why anyone would want to make a futuristic bible story, for the same reason I didn't understand why they made that sci-fi Beowulf movie with Christopher Lambert. Never saw it but it seemed odd that they did it. Taking a story from history and adapting the plot to a sci-fi setting is one thing, but placing the historical characters in a sci-fi setting just strikes me as odd. Like taking Julius Caesar or George washington and putting them on a rocket bound for Mars. I guess it could be somewhat entertaining, but weird. Oh, and thanks for not bashing. Mutual respect is something I'd like to see more of. Especially here.
@toddbert: I'm waiting for a friend to send me some more links (he's done more research about this than I have), but here is a good place to start...
Read it with the same open-mindedness you would ask of me.
@braak: I see what you're saying, though it's a pretty complicated way to describe the process. Thanks for taking the time to type all that in. I can't believe the response this question generated. :)
@braak: You're right, in fact christian scientists are probably MORE likely to skew their data, since they desire a particular outcome. Like I said, human nature.
The fruit fly thing has been hotly debated. Tons of experiments and they are still fruit flies. Slightly variable physical characteristics are all that's observed. At what point does one thing become another? Ever seen anything that sets guidelines for making distinctions like that?
@Belabras: Oh, you were serious? Ok, links forthcoming...
@Gann: No, that's not it. I just really wanted to see what you all thought. I was curious. NOT trolling as some have suggested.
