"Stephen" <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> schreef in bericht 
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> No! I live on it and coffee :-)

He He! No. Stress is bad company for me ;-)

Ok. Totally OT this, but in line with the thread: I was thinking 
mischievously about krill / blue whale evolution. Krill being not so 
defenseless in the *arms race* after all, and following the strategy of 
numbers to survive; answered by the size strategy of blue whales (nature 
could also have chosen numbers for them, but size was probably more 
convenient and had other positive side effects).

Hmmm... so, back to Mike's creature: stereo vision + crystals on its back 
could mean two things at least: (1) Defense: predator (insects, grubs, look 
at the digging horns and the absence of large teeth) being hunted by bigger 
predator, or (2) display: predator (or not) bearing crystals as display for 
females.

Fascinating: the evolution of imaginary creatures... :-)

Thomas

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