RE: Bugs: semi-OT real bug weapons and Los's ant war

Actually, according to the Movie Blueprints, the Kilngon D-7s (Heavy 
Cruisers) had "Sonic Disruptors" mounted on them as secondary armament. 
 The absurdity of this is left as an exercise for the reader.

Noah

-----Original Message-----
From:	Los [SMTP:los@cris.com]
Sent:	Friday, September 25, 1998 01:30 PM
To:	FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
Subject:	Re: Bugs: semi-OT real bug weapons and Los's ant war

Rob Paul wrote:

>	  There are some cicadas with a special resonator in their
abdomen,
> letting them produce 100dB sound- apparently a tree-ful of them doing 
this
> at once is pretty startling.	Perhaps SF-Bugs could use a
screech-weapon 
to
> drive unprotected figures in a particular direction (eg to some sort
of 
pen
> to be eaten\parasitised\rescued in due course)?
>

I maybe be wrong but remember the old Star trek hand disrupters the 
klingons used
to carry? Don't they work on a similar principle?

>
>
> This is much longer than I intended, so I'll stop there
> Rob

I found this post to be extremely informative, intersting and full of
great 
ideas.
it's definately a keeper.

Los

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