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Fun Fact #26:Today I will tell you about a really gross organism. This is the velvet worm otherwise known as an Onychophoran. It is described as a worm with legs, but that's not the gross part! When it finds its prey it spits sticky goo at them, stopping it from moving. Then the worm bites off bits of the prey and sucks them up, but this only after its injected its saliva into the organism to digest it. Well a mixture of biting and sucking and squirting it eats the poor prey. Did I mention that it also ambushes predators, hunting only at night? Good thing they only eat small invertebrates..

Answer 1

Well that's just terrifying.

Answer 2

Sounds bad for the victim!

Answer 3

I couldn't agree more! ..and people think sharks are scary!

Answer 4

Sharks are terrifying, with their black devil eyes, a worm that eats other worms isn't.

Answer 5

Haha, but if the worm was shark sized it would be pretty scary :P

Oh and they also hunt in packs.. he he he he

Answer 6

That a good way to put it, but there could be worse deaths

Answer 7

Indeed there are

Answer 8

The worst I could think of, would be . . . Well if you've watched the movie Predator you would understand.

Answer 9

Haha, okay, I admit it, I'm too chicken to watch Predator :P

Answer 10

Chicken, its not a horror. You could be chicken to watch Shark Night or Friday the 13th, but not Predator

Answer 11

Yeah.. weak stomach, I suppose I would be fine if I watched it, its just the anticipation!

Answer 12

Oh yeah, I know how you feel. Would you recommend how to get rid of a phobia, by any chance?

Answer 13

Its not like there's a psychology section here

Answer 14

Oh I didn't say it was a phobia :P more of a 'cant be stuffed'. Unless you are asking for something else? Yeah no psychology, probably wouldn't get enough people.

Answer 15

yeah, but I'm referring if you could actually recommend a cure for a phobia, I'm not saying your weak stomach is.

Answer 16

Oh right, well there's always facing your fears...

Answer 17

yeah good advice, I'll make sure I can jump into shark infested waters and hope my fears go away

Answer 18

Bwah ha ha, I was expecting a catch there, I think being scared of shark infested waters is pretty healthy, especially from an evolutionary point of view

Answer 19

well, not shark-infested "waters". Just sharks, Great White's to be precise. Since I was young I couldn't stare at a "picture" without closing my eyes and running in fear. Still do by the way.

Answer 20

Well you could face pictures of sharks and see how they're just piccys nothing to be scared of and its only real sharks that you need to worry about (but since they're in the ocean you don't need to worry about those either)

Answer 21

Just, when I look at a sharks face, its like your facing death, I mean the reaper. I mean, how could one creature be so hideous?!

Answer 22

Only animal with huge mouth, black eyes, and a bad attitude

Answer 23

Yeah, they have pretty crazy teeth! That sounds a little like a crocodile!

Answer 24

yeah well, i guess fear is pretty well hard to explain

Answer 25

Like if you ncounter a serial killer for the first time, that EXPEREINCE would override the shark fear

Answer 26

sorry, I meant encounter

Answer 27

I dunno, I think you would just end up with 2 fears, serials killers and sharks, but defeating a fear doesn't mean you have to expierence something more scary.

Answer 28

You know whats odd. As much as I fear them, I enjoy knowing about them, learning. I'm actually reading JAWS right now

Answer 29

and your right about what you just said, in my point of view

Answer 30

Mind if I ask something

Answer 31

sure (though keep in mind this is a completely public forum)

Answer 32

oh no, its not private, well it could be since people might plagiarize. Either way, I posted this in the writing section, but there were only two people online and no one responded. Would a book, similar to JAWS, if published this year, be successful? Consider people's interests these days.

Answer 33

Huum herrm, to tell you the truth no idea! It all depends on if you could get a high end publisher and if they could promote it well enough. I don't think sharks are the 'in-thing' anymore, but who know's maybe these things change, if its good enough and if it gets the readership. In saying that though, I know nothing about the publishing industry.

Yeah, the writing section can be a little slow

Answer 34

indeed, these it seems vampires are the main thing

Answer 35

I despise Twilight

Answer 36

Actually in my opinion, Twilight is a bit of a mockery on the classic views of werewolves and vampires. I mean whatever happened to Dracula and the Wolfman?

Answer 37

haha me too.. twilight is baaddd, sigh the meaning of vampires is lost

Answer 38

I mean, imagine vampires glowing in the sun. What the hell, their dead bloodsuckers, not human glitter tubes

Answer 39

You know, when I asked you about the JAWS novel thing, was because I was actually writing it. Years ago I hoped to accomplish being the youngest author ever

Answer 40

Similar to JAWS, not exactly

Answer 41

Oh you might appreciate this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draculoides_bramstokeri
hehe well, mostly just the name.

Answer 42

Well thats a pretty high hope, I hope you achieve it!!

Answer 43

Interesting, and thank you for the compliments but it is too late to achieve that

Answer 44

Ah, too old? Well can still be a great author!

Answer 45

I wouldn't say old, but thanks for the confidence. Darn you Masiela Lusha!

Answer 46

Fair enough! and lol, darn you other person who-won the title!

Answer 47

She was I dont know - 12, she isn't even a writer, she wrote two books, which by the title might show that she is dark and Gothic, but is an actress

Answer 48

holy crap, by 12. Ah when I was 12 I was probably still playing with Barbies :P

Answer 49

I know! By one year! And who writes a book called Drinking the Moon?

Answer 50

Well a 12 year old I suppose!

Answer 51

I still have a chance at one title

Answer 52

Youngest Adult Novelist

Answer 53

Well you can write many titles lol, plently of life to be had. P.S probably easier to write in the chat box :)

Answer 54

She wote novellas and children books, minor things

Answer 55

And if she's at a convention, signing picture books, then I can too (just without the picture book part)

Answer 56

It would be awkward and interesting, people 20 years older coming to me to sign their books, one can only dream.

Answer 57

Well thats a good way of looking at it :) (chat thing-> bottom right of screen).Yeah, it would feel pretty good.. thanks for the fannage :)