tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post2889912797394979474..comments2024-03-25T09:31:36.926+01:00Comments on Furahan Biology and Allied Matters: Furahan biology and one of its allied matters: origami. Yes, origami!Sigmund Nastrazzurrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16449461215427527447noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-35233162700943102202020-04-25T11:44:10.868+02:002020-04-25T11:44:10.868+02:00gleep: The snakes are an obvious pathological mish...gleep: The snakes are an obvious pathological mishap, and therefore not suitable for comparison with animals after a long evolutionary adaptation. A better comparison might be cephalopods: the nervous system of each arm is to some extent autonomous, and yet the animal as a whole works. Sigmund Nastrazzurrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449461215427527447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-41759421882528554022020-04-22T18:20:00.045+02:002020-04-22T18:20:00.045+02:00So rusps have a head at each end, though only one ...So rusps have a head at each end, though only one has a mouth? Wouldn't having two heads with two brains be a major handicap? Think the rare mutant di-cephalic snakes, whose heads don't get along and inevitably fail tu survive in the wild. Assuming this is an issue among rusps you'd think one-brained rusps would dominate very quickly...gleep glopp glaap gluppnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-1593386551320795502014-02-01T01:28:33.839+01:002014-02-01T01:28:33.839+01:00Hey Gert-meister, you think you can do a post cent...Hey Gert-meister, you think you can do a post centered on your thoughts on any potential biology of these video games: Skyrim and Borderlands(2)? I know you are not a gamer, but at least you can utilize each game's wiki to help you out some more.Nickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892007791072992567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-80970873723018745882014-01-30T01:58:02.969+01:002014-01-30T01:58:02.969+01:00As an amateur paper-folder, i must say that is *ve...As an amateur paper-folder, i must say that is *very* impressive.j. w. bjerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06800512284198234202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-76487987058985641932014-01-27T17:49:06.100+01:002014-01-27T17:49:06.100+01:00Do large rusps have significant pneumaticity?Do large rusps have significant pneumaticity?Andrew Broekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455959935160897929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-52118994143883132532014-01-20T20:18:50.447+01:002014-01-20T20:18:50.447+01:00Petr/Pete: my pleasure! By the way, all you have t...Petr/Pete: my pleasure! By the way, all you have to do to NOT be swiped away by a rusp is not to be near it. Easy.<br /><br />Christmas Snow: Interesting question: "How distinct are rusps from their hexapod relatives?" I do not see them as relatives, really. They are of course related to one another in the same way as all life on Earth is related, but that is about it. They are probably as closely or as distantly related as arthropods, molluscs and vertebrates are on Earth: very, very distantly.There seems to be a supposition behind your question, to the effect that the various major arthropod groups (e.g. spiders, crustacea, insects) are about as closely related as major vertebrate groups (amphibians, mammals, etc.). And yet the differences in body plan between arthropod groups include the number of limbs, whereas that is fixed in legged vertebrates.<br /> My reasoning is the other way around: the differences between arthropod groups suggest that they are much further apart than the vertebrate groups are from one another. <br /> In turn, this raises the question how you measure the distance of evolutionary relations. There is such a thing as 'evolutionary distance' based on DNA changes, but that does not take morphology into account. I had a quick look but could not find a ready answer. It's probably in the literature somewhere... <br /><br /><br />Jan: I agree: a 3D sculpt from a flat sheet; amazing...Sigmund Nastrazzurrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449461215427527447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-14179940886139482062014-01-20T08:24:51.306+01:002014-01-20T08:24:51.306+01:00I would never thought this is possible with origam...I would never thought this is possible with origami, great work!Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-62674245829879281742014-01-19T20:41:22.560+01:002014-01-19T20:41:22.560+01:00Now that we mentioned rusps, I find a marked diffe...Now that we mentioned rusps, I find a marked difference between them and the hexapods: The rusps have many more legs. That makes me wonder, how distinct are they from their hexapod relatives?<br />On Earth, we have Arthropods which vary greatly in the number of legs: Crabs have eight (ten when counting the claws), spiders have eight, most insects have six, and millipedes have the most, but the number of legs may vary between species.<br /><br />The situation is different among higher organisms: birds, lizards, mammals and amphibians - All have four limbs. It seems that these have a brain too complicated to simply accommodate additional pairs of legs... or is there a different reason?Christmas Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272187289420166314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-44569813175143026052014-01-19T11:01:05.146+01:002014-01-19T11:01:05.146+01:00Hello Gert!
Thank you for your enthusiasm and sup...Hello Gert!<br /><br />Thank you for your enthusiasm and support.<br /><br />Making these models was fun, you have photographed them splendidly, I could never manage to achieve such crisp shots with my equipment.<br /><br />Let's hope the followers of this blog will like what they see :)<br /><br />Let me just note that rusps are indeed much larger than I imagined them to be, if I stood face to face with one, I would definitely freeze in awe. :D<br /><br />I wish you success with The Book, it is on my "to buy" list already.<br /><br />The material you have published so far looks wonderful, so I believe it'll meet success! ;)<br /><br />I really appreciate your comments,<br /><br />thank you again.<br /><br />PetePetrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06537642993606964893noreply@blogger.com