From octopuses, like Herman.
Sandro;-)
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Da: MR ART WEIL <[log in to unmask]>
A: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Data: luned́ 26 gennaio 1998 16.53
Oggetto: Re: New subjects
>Dear Kurt et al;-
> Thank you for the reply. It seems that our present state does
>simply leave divisions in the eye of the beholder---or under his
>microscope.
> Here's something else I've wondered about. I have this lovely
>Murex pecten with its great spikes and a few other almost similar
>species. The spikes obviously serve as protection---but against what?
>The spikes also probably keep the mollusk from doing much digging to
>get away from preditors. Do other mollusks living in a similar biome
>have other protections against similar predators? Do the appendages
>on a carrier shell serve as protection---or just camoflage?
> You remember TV used to have the "Answer Man". I'm the "Question
>Man".
> Art
>
