Re: FT-Fighters and SG-aliens

On  4-Apr-01 at 21:22, Beth Fulton (beth.fulton@marine.csiro.au) wrote:
> Neanderthals ran down their food (or chased it off
> cliffs  etc which was easier then stabbing it to death with their
thrusting 
> "spears") and were quite efficient carnivores, with a diet composed of
95%+
>  meat. Homo sapiens was pretty fleet of foot too, but they developed
the 
> throwing spear and so got the edge,

There is some evidence that the throwing spear predates H.Sap.	I've
also
seen some evidence that claims Neaderthals were not primarily
meat eaters.  (If you ask f or sources I have a rather large stack of
magazines to go through :)

> Sorry if this turned into a biology lecture.... and don't let it put
you 
> off indulging in "lets dream up an alien", that's one of my favorite
past 
> times ;)

So what did you think of Grendels in Legacy of Heorot?	Think we could
come up with aliens with supercharged blood? :)