Top of the food chain?

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Wed May 18, 2005 7:03 pm

Hi everbody,
Iam new here and was just wondering are ww the top of the food chain, I realize that I probably will be redirected to another room. If so I apologize for wasting everbodies valuable energy in having to click the mouse.

That's all i got.

Figarou · Post by **Figarou** » Wed May 18, 2005 7:07 pm

Hmmmmm.....werewolves on the top of the food chain.

If a werewolf has fleas, he won't be on top because he himself is food!!

[size=0]DING DING!![/size]

And welcome to The Pack

Kzinistzerg · Post by **Kzinistzerg** » Wed May 18, 2005 7:18 pm

dominant predator? yes. top of food chain? no. it's more complicated thanthat.

outwarddoodles · Post by **outwarddoodles** » Wed May 18, 2005 7:46 pm

Theres no top of the food chain. Eventuly the fungus among us will get them. I would think that a werewolf would be dominate predetors. No one even seems to know about them and theres not much other animals that will give them a fight besides maybe a bear. If humans knew about werewolves them they would posibly be hunted.

Theres Fungus Among us!

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Wed May 18, 2005 7:54 pm

If humans knew about werewolves them they would posibly be hunted.

Thats what I thought, but wasn't sure. But I'am so glad someone agrees with me.

Thanks for replyin

Terastas · Post by **Terastas** » Wed May 18, 2005 8:26 pm

Werewolves are at the top of their natural end of the foodchain (they have no natural predators), though since there are plenty of animals out there with no natural predators, it would be unfair to declare any species the top of the food chain, except on a regional level. Humans, however, have evolved to a point that they exist outside the food chain, so while nothing actually preys on werewolves, their numbers have thinned due to human intervention, not only from wannabe monster hunters like Van Helsing, but also from the countless wars, genocides and Vatican inquisition throughout the centuries.

Scott Gardener · Post by **Scott Gardener** » Thu May 19, 2005 11:00 am

The "food chain" is a human notion, useful for describing certain trends in nature, but based on the very human notion of dominance and superiority. It's no coincidence that humans put themselves on top.

Being a vegitarian, I've had to put up with people feeling an overwhelming urge to point out the human position on the food chain too often.

That's one more reason why I like werewolves.

ChaosWolf · Post by **ChaosWolf** » Fri May 20, 2005 3:04 pm

A Terry Pratchett quote seems appropriate here, for some reason...

"Being a werewolf meant having the dexterity and jaw power to instantly rip out a man's jugular. It was a trick of her father's that had always annoyed her mother, especially when he did it just before meals."

outwarddoodles · Post by **outwarddoodles** » Fri May 20, 2005 7:54 pm

Sorry. On a sorta other note. Yesterday in Sceince class me and some friends created the best food chain.

Grass -> Horse -> Dog -> Japenise -> Godzilla -> Mushroom -> Mario

Apokryltaros · Post by **Apokryltaros** » Fri May 20, 2005 11:12 pm

Scott Gardener wrote:The "food chain" is a human notion, useful for describing certain trends in nature, but based on the very human notion of dominance and superiority. It's no coincidence that humans put themselves on top.

Being a vegitarian, I've had to put up with people feeling an overwhelming urge to point out the human position on the food chain too often.

That's one more reason why I like werewolves.

So, how does one figure in things like tapeworms into the foodchain?

outwarddoodles · Post by **outwarddoodles** » Fri May 20, 2005 11:37 pm

Tapeworms are parasites. They harm the host but they do not exactly kill them, or atleast intentionaly. I really couldn't tell though,

Baphnedia · Post by **Baphnedia** » Sat May 21, 2005 2:24 am

Tapeworms will eventually kill the host. They were once used in wieghtloss, where one would be placed inside a human for about a month, and then (usually), take it out before it multiplies. This is "something else eating my food for me" kind of diet.

One of the problems was that some stupid people decided that since it was working, they'd just keep it, and the tapeworm woudl split, and multiply inside them. When they ran out of food in the stomach, they'd start killing the host. If they are let go astray in our bodies, they are lethal.

Vuldari · Post by **Vuldari** » Sat May 21, 2005 8:18 pm

Baphnedia wrote:Tapeworms will eventually kill the host. They were once used in wieghtloss, where one would be placed inside a human for about a month, and then (usually), take it out before it multiplies. This is "something else eating my food for me" kind of diet.

One of the problems was that some stupid people decided that since it was working, they'd just keep it, and the tapeworm woudl split, and multiply inside them. When they ran out of food in the stomach, they'd start killing the host. If they are let go astray in our bodies, they are lethal.

...that's just...EW...

(People have actually done that on purpose?!...)

Baphnedia · Post by **Baphnedia** » Sat May 21, 2005 8:37 pm

Yep. Leeches are another form of medicine practiced waaay back when also - but i don't remember what they were used for...

outwarddoodles · Post by **outwarddoodles** » Sat May 21, 2005 8:43 pm

Leeches are still used today. I think they help suck out bad blood and increase regeneration. I don't know, maybe you should google it because they are used. Also are fly larva because they eat dead tissue. Yet ofcource must be removed before they become flys.

Wolfhanyou · Post by **Wolfhanyou** » Sat May 21, 2005 9:00 pm

I remember that leeches are used in surgery to prevent blood clots or to sucks out any extra blood or bad blood...

They used fly larva?

Wow. Haven't heard that one before.

Vuldari · Post by **Vuldari** » Sat May 21, 2005 9:20 pm

I've heard of using leeches in medicine, (even in "modern" medicine, because they really are effective when used correctly. Like Wolfhanyou said, they inject a chemical when they bite that stops blood from clotting, and also will happily suck out "bad blood" from an infected aria), but the Tapeworms and larva are new to me.

Again...ew...

Terastas · Post by **Terastas** » Sat May 21, 2005 9:22 pm

Wolfhanyou wrote:They used fly larva? Wow. Haven't heard that one before.

Maggots can be used to treat infected wounds because they only eat the decaying tissue, so when they are removed, the wound heals up faster.

Amazing. In only 16 posts we've gone from the concept of the food chain to medicinal creepie-crawlies. Thanks a lot Apok!

Baphnedia · Post by **Baphnedia** » Sat May 21, 2005 9:34 pm

*nods* I'm glad to have helped in my little way in bending the conversation. I'd rather talk about food myself - it doesn't make you go 'Ewww' nearly as often.

Granted, some of my friends did just that when I was downing some Sashimi. mmmm fish.

Apokryltaros · Post by **Apokryltaros** » Sun May 22, 2005 12:05 am

Only certain kinds of maggots, from blow flies, or was it bot flies?, are used. They eat only diseased tissue, and apparently massage the healthy tissue. Warble flies, on the other hand, are a big no-no, as they eat healthy tissue and are quite painful.
In ancient times, leechs were used to drain one of excess humors that were causing an imbalance in one's bodily system. Today, they're used to alleviate swelling in reattached body parts, or to prevent clotting. Their saliva is used to help manufacture anticoagulants. In fact, the medicinal leech has become very rare due to collecting for this.

Figarou · Post by **Figarou** » Sun May 22, 2005 12:23 am

What was the topic again?

Food?

Yes, food!! Pizza!!!

Kzinistzerg · Post by **Kzinistzerg** » Sun May 22, 2005 9:45 am

Excuse me while i go vomit on whoever started this conversation...

and adding to the medical area, there's a type of poision snail that they'e using the venom to help try and make a new, more effectioce pain-killer.

Baphnedia · Post by **Baphnedia** » Sun May 22, 2005 9:57 am

That would be Apok. Or maybe myself for explaining how tapeworms relate to the food chain.

Terastas · Post by **Terastas** » Sun May 22, 2005 10:01 am

Kzinistzerg · Post by **Kzinistzerg** » Sun May 22, 2005 1:50 pm

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