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Echidna
- Thread starter John53
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Aww cute!
What sort of behavior do they express when confronted by a person? From the photos, I don't get the impression of a very aggressive animal.
Usually they try and hide or roll in a defensive ball showing a shield of spikes. This one just followed a line of ants and didn't care we were there. It was in a tourist spot where there's regular eco type tours so maybe it's used to humans.
I should add this is only one of a handful I've encountered, see a few dead ones on the side of the road at times and often see where they've been from the damage to ant and termite nests but only seen live ones a few times. I've probably walked past many of them and haven't noticed.
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I recall seeing nature shows as a child where one would occasionally make an appearance, but it has been so long I've forgotten details. My general impression from the memory is that they were relatively inoffensive and more passively defensive in their encounter behavior.
They must be pretty tasty to have evolved all those spines to protect them from being eaten.
I have developed a rule that the more defenses a species has, the more tasty the species is. It is based on very ancient science from a language no one understands.
It's not a very scientific rule though. But some pretty inedible organisms have few apparent defenses.
My hypothesis is that the worst you taste, the more successful you are.
I feel you haven't thought this through, some very poisonous vegetation, fungi and fish look very harmless and attractive.
Maybe not, but I'm going to tell it like it is a rock solid established fact. If you ask me evidence, I'll tell you that I presented it already. Clearly, you can't accept reality, so you can't see the evidence. It's a plain as an Echidna. And in several categories.
I got the idea from a science fiction story I read as kid. Human explorers encounter a planet full of animals that become violently opposed to them from the moment they land. There is a frenzy to kill and eat the humans at every turn. They encounter this creature that is asleep in the middle of all this carnage. When it wakes up, it turns out it speaks very good English. When they ask why it doesn't get attacked. It says that its kind taste horrible.
That's enough evidence for me.
I refuse to accept reality because reality sucks
Luxury. When I was alive, I used to get killed on the way to school every day at the factory to earn the sound of three pennies. And I was thankful.
Subduction Zone
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Are you suggesting an echidna/porcupine cookoff?
I hear rabbits are pretty tasty.....
And lots of things try to kill us and eat us.
exchemist
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They certainly are. Rabbit stew with cream and tarragon is one of my favourite dishes.
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Even rabbits like that one.
Kabob. They have their own skewers.
Subduction Zone
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I was just thinking the exact same thing. I saw that you answered and that thought popped into my head.
Evolution.
Has anyone seen a skewer evolve into a kebab?