Activity for David Hamblingâ€
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How big and numerous do ticks needs to be to threaten human life? A world has grassy plains infested with larger-than-normal (perhaps even giant) blood-sucking ticks. Ignoring their main diet for the time being: They should be dangerous enough to threaten humans specifically by blood loss (not just by disease/immune reaction). How many ticks - and of what size - w... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Anatomy of a walking octopoid I have some alien creatures which are essentially land-going octopoids somewhat larger than humans. Tentacles not being a good form of propulsion on land, they have rudimentary 'legs' with one bone each (I envisage something like cuttlebone). Would this be enough for a slow, shuffling walk? Do I nee... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |