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I'm guessing the ant was named after the Institute in Finland and the rest is just poor science reporting. Which happens a lot.
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little. yellow. different Member  |
Surely 'Martialis' in this case means 'soldier' not anything to do with the planet Mars. It does annoy me how little some journalists know about language, their main tool of the job. __________________________________________________________ Oh you young people. It's all tea and muffins and excitement in your world I expect. |
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I'm givinv them the benefit of the doubt on "Martialis". I mean, "martial" does derive from the God Mars for whom the planet was named, so my Latin isn't good enough to pick it apart.
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I don't think it means "of Mars," or "from Mars," not with that construction, but considering that there's nothing in the species name that remotely resembles the word "ant," it's a definition that's flawed from the outset.
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little. yellow. different Member |
But there's very rarely anything in a species name that resembles the English word for a bit of fauna. Ants are often likened to soldiers so I deduced that was the meaning. __________________________________________________________ Oh you young people. It's all tea and muffins and excitement in your world I expect. |
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has a beaver that talks Member  |
If you look at a listing of scientific names for ants, it's pretty clear that there isn't one latin word that they regularly use to mean "ant", so it is likely that neither part means that.
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should only be taken in the dosage prescribed by your physician Member  |
According to wikipedia, the Latin for ant is formica. Apparently, the tops of all the tables at my local pizzeria are made out of ants.
------ "Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don't learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying 'yes' begins things. Saying 'yes' is how things grow. Saying 'yes' leads to knowledge." ~Stephen Colbert |
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I only know that one from D & D, which has a giant race of insectoid critters called "formians."
Weirdly, the tabletop material seems have adopted the name independently as a contraction of "formerly micarta," wher "micarta" is the material that formica was formulated from. They might've been thinking of the scientific term as well, but I can't imagine why. __________ AJGraeme "You see, I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking: if you ask for it, I have to let you have it." -Taylor Mali "I am a sexy, shoeless god of war." -Belkar |
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Study reveals: Bullies enjoy other people's pain.
Hm. I'm not sure how that's going to help them "work with juveniles inclined to aggression and violence.” __ Warhol got it wrong: Everyone gets their five minutes of being interesting! --Remotepush |
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should only be taken in the dosage prescribed by your physician Member |
simple associative learning. strap the bullies in. make them watch videos of other people getting hurt. slap them during the process. repeat. pretty soon they'll be cringing at the thought of other people being merely pinched.
what? ethics shmethics. ------ "Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don't learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying 'yes' begins things. Saying 'yes' is how things grow. Saying 'yes' leads to knowledge." ~Stephen Colbert |
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was not written by a man named "Cougar" Member  |
A la Clockwork Orange!
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should only be taken in the dosage prescribed by your physician Member |
I've... errr... have never actually seen nor read a clockwork orange.... ::hangs head in shame::
------ "Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don't learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying 'yes' begins things. Saying 'yes' is how things grow. Saying 'yes' leads to knowledge." ~Stephen Colbert |
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was not written by a man named "Cougar" Member |
Theres an awesome scene where they use classical conditioning to force Alex to associate any sort of violently/sexually deviant thoughts or actions with intense physical pain and nausea.
---------------- There was a single blue line of crayon drawn across every wall in the house. "What does it mean?" I asked. "A pirate needs the site of the sea," he said, and then he pulled his eye patch down and turned and sailed away. |
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DK BOP Member  |
My geology teacher is not great at...teaching. Are there any good websites out there devoted to explaining geology?
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*puts out hal's favourite food and drink under a box propped up with a stick*
*attaches string to stick* *walks strong back behind a clump of rocks* *ducks down* And now . . . we wait. __________ AJGraeme "You see, I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking: if you ask for it, I have to let you have it." -Taylor Mali "I am a sexy, shoeless god of war." -Belkar |
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mutant hedgehog worm Member  |
*gets trapped in box thanks to Smaug*
sorry I've been in NZ with dial up! Ah what do you want explained.... geology is very easy to understand and common sensey I don't know about websites though! it depends what you need to learn, what part of geology do you have trouble with?  |
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working on his degree in brapping Member  |
what's the deal with...rocks?
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mutant hedgehog worm Member |
 what do you mean whats the deal? they are composite structures of minerals, which in turn are structures made up of elements 80% of rocks on the surface of the earth are composed of silicates, or a combination of the elements silicon and oxygen. The reason these are on the surface is because they are light and the heavy stuff is all in the centre of the earth as that is how planents and form due to gravity etc. |
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Did something right Member  |
But why do they float?
And why is the earth filled with gigantic geodes? ---------------------------------------------------------- "It really is fun to to stick burning objects into various orifices." "Sorry I haven't been around much, but I am easily distracted by shiny objects." "WEIRD! WEIRDY-WEIRDO-WEIRD! WEIRDOPOTTAMUS WEIRDOSAUR! HIM! YOU! WEIRD!"-Mr. Furious |
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Adoration of the Modii Member  |
looking for help to make a demensional transporter.. or something akin to the "door" in the third Matrix movie.. only activated by dna code and a knock pattern..
-- Give a man a fish, he eats for the day; Teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime; Teach that man to cook, and he can feed the world.... *********************** Head chef in the Realm of Procrastination and Unproductivity, Dp.u.: "You want fries with that?" Holder for the Golden Pineapple Pin. ------------------------------------------------ If it is on the plate, its food. If it crawls off the plate; Kill it and put it back on the plate. ------------------------------------ I love small furry creatures; especially in a good sauce. |
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