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| World's oldest creature was 507...but scientists killed it |
| 2013-11-14 |
| Posted by:Bright Pebbles |
| #14 Scientists have discovered what could be the largest and oldest living organism on earth -- an individual mightier than the blue whale, the giant sequoia tree or such past pretenders to size supremacy as the dinosaur.The organism is a giant fungus, an interwoven filigree of mushrooms and rootlike tentacles spawned by a single fertilized spore 1,500 to 10,000 years ago and now extending for more than 30 acres in the soil of a forest near Crystal Falls, Mich., along the Wisconsin border. ...yeah, but, to me, she'll always be known as my ex-wife... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2013-11-14 22:45 |
| #13 Scientists have discovered what could be the largest and oldest living organism on earth -- an individual mightier than the blue whale, the giant sequoia tree or such past pretenders to size supremacy as the dinosaur. The organism is a giant fungus, an interwoven filigree of mushrooms and rootlike tentacles spawned by a single fertilized spore 1,500 to 10,000 years ago and now extending for more than 30 acres in the soil of a forest near Crystal Falls, Mich., along the Wisconsin border. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2013-11-14 19:58 |
| #12 #7 We have to dissect it to see what's in it! Posted by: Nancy Pelosi An immigrant intergalactic Symbiotically merged with a Catholic It brought change and hope And it thought it was Pope But its dogma was straight Democratic |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2013-11-14 19:41 |
| #11 Not to quibble, but this should probably say "The world's oldest (formerly) living animal". There are trees that have a verified age of over 5000 years. Trees are creatures to, y'know. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2013-11-14 17:40 |
| #10 We have to dissect it to see what's in it! Why Snark of the Day should never be chosen before 5 pm. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-11-14 16:46 |
| #9 Your right Grunter - clams don't have those attributes of Senators... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-11-14 14:45 |
| #8 There are other differences- the eyes on stalks, the trail of slime, and the rasp-like tongue with 15,000 tiny little teeth. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2013-11-14 14:15 |
| #7 We have to dissect it to see what's in it! |
| Posted by: Nancy Pelosi 2013-11-14 13:56 |
| #6 Biologically, the only difference being the ability to plead the 5th. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-11-14 13:25 |
| #5 This is a clam, Frank. Senators are snails. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2013-11-14 13:19 |
#4 507 year old invertebrate mollusk? That's why we need term limits on the Senate
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| Posted by: Frank G 2013-11-13 22:10 |
| #3 Intelligent life upon the earth? Five hundred years after his birth, Ming the Mollusc was still a doubter. Not that he wasn't open minded, But he didn't think he'd ever find it. Then came a noise, and it got louder. It was the dredge! His grip did slip! It whipped him up to the Mothership! No mollusc ever had been prouder: "My G-d," he cried, "They're here, it's true!" They'd teach him everything they knew! They served him up in a tasty chowder.
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| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2013-11-13 21:00 |
| #2 Boy, first they invaded + took him from his comfy home at the bottom of the sea, then they froze him widout his consent, + then didn't even bother to give him any birthday cake after discovering his nominal or real age(s)... CLEARLY ITS TIME FOR GOOD MOLLUSCS EVERYWHERE TO RISE + WAGE GLOBAL JIHAD. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-11-13 19:37 |
| #1 named after the Chinese dynansty Ming the Mollusc? Sounds like more of a Flash Gorden fan. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-11-13 19:33 |