RE: About those Piranha Bugs - LOOOOONG (Scavenger vs. Predator)

This is also assuming that 'stripping to the bone' is not merely a
defensive
reaction. Like a hive of bee's swarming and stinging. They might eat and
excrete dirt like an earthworm...

David

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> [mailto:owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU]On Behalf Of B Lin
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 3:28 PM
> To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject: RE: About those Piranha Bugs - LOOOOONG (Scavenger vs.
> Predator)
>
>
> Not really.  It implies that they are really good scavengers.
> Flesh eating beetles have been used for a long time at museums to
> prepare skeletons and they aren't predators, just really good
scavengers.
>
> Sharks are really good predators, but unless you have sufficient
> fat content, they won't eat you.  They might bite to take a
> taste, but unless you are of sufficient caloric density, they
> won't waste additional time on you.  That's one reason so many
> people survive shark "attacks", the shark was merely tasting and
> didn't bother to follow up on someone who tastes like wood and
> styrofoam or didn't have enough fat to make it worthwhile for a
> followup.  Being a predator does not automatically imply that
> they will always attack and eat things down to the bone.  Vice
> versa, just because something eats flesh to the bone doesn't
> necessarily imply a predator.
>
> --Binhan
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brian Bilderback [mailto:bbilderback@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 2:22 PM
> > To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> > Subject: Re: About those Piranha Bugs - LOOOOONG
> >
> >
> > >From: Roger Books <books@jumpspace.net>
> > >Reply-To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> > >To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> > >Subject: Re: About those Piranha Bugs - LOOOOONG
> > >Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 15:46:59 -0500 (EST)
> >
> > >I didn't think they were predatory...
> >
> >
> > The original post stated the humans were "Stripped to the
> > bone."  (not just
> > bitten to death) That indicates predation, don't you think?
> >
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