Posted by John Savage on March 23, 2010, 9:17 pm
On the ABC's Science Show last Saturday. Robin Williams told how an
American herpetologist (I think that's the term for a guy who knows
what he's talking about) has observed how an American opossum (a
nasty-mannered carnivorous marsupial that resembles a giant rat badly
in need of a good PR manager) can make a meal of Bufo marinus, aka
the Qld cane toad. Instead of falling over dead, the possum sat back,
satisfyingly licked its paws and looked around for another toad. This
took place in Panama, the region of origin of our Qld cane toad.
He theorised that the American possum may have evolved to be immune
to all organic poisons. This remains to be tested. (Not many possums
are stepping forward for the lab tests.)
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2010/2850936.htm
Note: the American possum is quite different from the Australian one.
http://www.opossum.org
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John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)
Posted by David Hare-Scott on March 23, 2010, 9:42 pm
John Savage wrote:
> On the ABC's Science Show last Saturday. Robin Williams told how an
> American herpetologist (I think that's the term for a guy who knows
> what he's talking about) has observed how an American opossum (a
> nasty-mannered carnivorous marsupial that resembles a giant rat badly
> in need of a good PR manager) can make a meal of Bufo marinus, aka
> the Qld cane toad. Instead of falling over dead, the possum sat back,
> satisfyingly licked its paws and looked around for another toad. This
> took place in Panama, the region of origin of our Qld cane toad.
> He theorised that the American possum may have evolved to be immune
> to all organic poisons. This remains to be tested. (Not many possums
> are stepping forward for the lab tests.)
> http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2010/2850936.htm
> Note: the American possum is quite different from the Australian one.
> http://www.opossum.org
The toads were imported to control pests. If we import possums to control
the toads what do we import to control the possums?
David
Posted by John Savage on March 23, 2010, 10:23 pm
David Hare-Scott writes:
>The toads were imported to control pests. If we import possums to control
>the toads what do we import to control the possums?
Mebbe some GM toads should do the trick?? (Sorry Ford afficianados :-))
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John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)
Posted by atec 77 on March 24, 2010, 12:06 am
David Hare-Scott wrote:
> John Savage wrote:
>> On the ABC's Science Show last Saturday. Robin Williams told how an
>> American herpetologist (I think that's the term for a guy who knows
>> what he's talking about) has observed how an American opossum (a
>> nasty-mannered carnivorous marsupial that resembles a giant rat badly
>> in need of a good PR manager) can make a meal of Bufo marinus, aka
>> the Qld cane toad. Instead of falling over dead, the possum sat back,
>> satisfyingly licked its paws and looked around for another toad. This
>> took place in Panama, the region of origin of our Qld cane toad.
>>
>> He theorised that the American possum may have evolved to be immune
>> to all organic poisons. This remains to be tested. (Not many possums
>> are stepping forward for the lab tests.)
>>
>> http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2010/2850936.htm
>>
>> Note: the American possum is quite different from the Australian one.
>> http://www.opossum.org
>
> The toads were imported to control pests. If we import possums to
> control the toads what do we import to control the possums?
>
> David
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Posted by SG1 on March 24, 2010, 2:15 am
> John Savage wrote:
>> On the ABC's Science Show last Saturday. Robin Williams told how an
>> American herpetologist (I think that's the term for a guy who knows
>> what he's talking about) has observed how an American opossum (a
>> nasty-mannered carnivorous marsupial that resembles a giant rat badly
>> in need of a good PR manager) can make a meal of Bufo marinus, aka
>> the Qld cane toad. Instead of falling over dead, the possum sat back,
>> satisfyingly licked its paws and looked around for another toad. This
>> took place in Panama, the region of origin of our Qld cane toad.
>>
>> He theorised that the American possum may have evolved to be immune
>> to all organic poisons. This remains to be tested. (Not many possums
>> are stepping forward for the lab tests.)
>>
>> http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2010/2850936.htm
>>
>> Note: the American possum is quite different from the Australian one.
>> http://www.opossum.org
> The toads were imported to control pests. If we import possums to control
> the toads what do we import to control the possums?
Jed & Granny
> David
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> American herpetologist (I think that's the term for a guy who knows
> what he's talking about) has observed how an American opossum (a
> nasty-mannered carnivorous marsupial that resembles a giant rat badly
> in need of a good PR manager) can make a meal of Bufo marinus, aka
> the Qld cane toad. Instead of falling over dead, the possum sat back,
> satisfyingly licked its paws and looked around for another toad. This
> took place in Panama, the region of origin of our Qld cane toad.
> He theorised that the American possum may have evolved to be immune
> to all organic poisons. This remains to be tested. (Not many possums
> are stepping forward for the lab tests.)
> http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2010/2850936.htm
> Note: the American possum is quite different from the Australian one.
> http://www.opossum.org