tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post4360567336355089044..comments2024-03-18T16:45:36.195+01:00Comments on Furahan Biology and Allied Matters: How much more Speculative Biology is there? IISigmund Nastrazzurrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16449461215427527447noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-23470952514196049342009-06-18T23:02:20.742+02:002009-06-18T23:02:20.742+02:00Alberto: thank you for the suggestion. I do know B...Alberto: thank you for the suggestion. I do know Barlowe's work, and have most if not all of his books. I still have to update a list on my site. The reasons for not mentioning Barlowe much are that he is already well-known, and, secondly, much as I admire his painting skills, I do have many reservations regarding how plausible his creations are from a biological point of view.Sigmund Nastrazzurrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449461215427527447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-8683846738067963042009-06-17T21:00:25.211+02:002009-06-17T21:00:25.211+02:00I have a link that might be of interest to you. I ...I have a link that might be of interest to you. I haven't seen any mention of this author by you, so:<br /><br />http://www.waynebarlowe.com/expedition_pages/index_expedition.htm<br /><br />Part of the artist's official website, that gallery contains some of the paintings from the Book 'Expedition', on which the Discovery Channel special 'Alien Planet' was loosely based.Albertonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-73285178936138959702009-03-25T22:00:00.000+01:002009-03-25T22:00:00.000+01:00no worries, Josh. my confusion gets overwhelming ...no worries, Josh. my confusion gets overwhelming for even me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-22850430695520227252009-03-25T19:39:00.000+01:002009-03-25T19:39:00.000+01:00yeah, sorry rodlox, that wasn't directed at you. ...yeah, sorry rodlox, that wasn't directed at you. I was just being cheeky.JoshThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11119363116616020435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-9748931348663451312009-03-25T19:21:00.000+01:002009-03-25T19:21:00.000+01:00There may be misunderstandings in the making here....There may be misunderstandings in the making here. <BR/><BR/>I think Josh was right on the mark both times, which is good. And Rodlox is right in pinting out that labeling the image 'kong' and then asking where it was from certainly made the question rather less difficult than I intended it to be...Sigmund Nastrazzurrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449461215427527447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-74769452986975190722009-03-25T17:48:00.000+01:002009-03-25T17:48:00.000+01:00?never said that. just to be careful clicking on ...?<BR/>never said that. just to be careful clicking on the images.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-56240052334456939222009-03-25T16:27:00.000+01:002009-03-25T16:27:00.000+01:00So your saying that I should let someone else have...So your saying that I should let someone else have a chance.JoshThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11119363116616020435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-47261791631534911872009-03-25T00:41:00.000+01:002009-03-25T00:41:00.000+01:00I clicked on the picture, and the URL address said...I clicked on the picture, and the URL address said "Kong", which might help. :)<BR/><BR/>As to centaurism, I found this in the book 'The Smaller Majority' by Piotr Naskrecki -<BR/>"The second pair of legs of ricinuleid Ricinoides afzelii is enlarged and probably used in combat with other members of its species."<BR/><BR/>...which gave me this idea: whip scorpions use their first pair of legs as antennae; since true scorpions's first legs are already specialized, might any antennae-zation(?) utilize the second pair of legs instead?<BR/><BR/>just a thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-26954702456787525192009-03-23T21:06:00.000+01:002009-03-23T21:06:00.000+01:00Josh: you are making a habit of this...Pavel: Than...Josh: you are making a habit of this...<BR/><BR/>Pavel: Thanks. I do not speak or read Japanese, but Google helps translate languages, up to a point. The results look strange, but make more sense of Japanese than I can without Google. Using Google's services I found two links at the bottom of the site you mentioned that contain fictional biology.<BR/><BR/>Here's one: http://www.geocities.jp/opabinimaniaj/<BR/>It seems to be centred around Opabinia, but the other animals are fictional. The other link leads to a forum with a few drawings.Sigmund Nastrazzurrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449461215427527447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-46526221259998469912009-03-23T19:51:00.000+01:002009-03-23T19:51:00.000+01:00Here it is - one Japanese thing...http://www.geoci...Here it is - one Japanese thing...<BR/>http://www.geocities.co.jp/NatureLand/5218/ <BR/>Do you know Japanese to read it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-63434484011831395772009-03-23T11:49:00.000+01:002009-03-23T11:49:00.000+01:00That terror is Tattarusarus saevus. A large coast...That terror is Tattarusarus saevus. A large coastal predator from Skull Island.JoshThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11119363116616020435noreply@blogger.com