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You are here: Home / Humorous / Occupy Nature!

Occupy Nature!

by Tom Levenson|  November 2, 20116:34 pm| 37 Comments

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We’re on it:

Via the delightful Deep Sea News.

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37Comments

  1. 1.

    scav

    November 2, 2011 at 6:36 pm

    I’m in love.

  2. 2.

    Death Panel Truck

    November 2, 2011 at 6:37 pm

    There are a couple of black widow spiders in my garage right now that I’m not lovin’. Gonna have to whack ’em.

  3. 3.

    Villago Delenda Est

    November 2, 2011 at 6:38 pm

    OK, this is one of those PZ Myers guerrilla things, isn’t it?

  4. 4.

    BGinCHI

    November 2, 2011 at 6:40 pm

    The bacteria in my digestive tract are cheering.

    Keep it down in there!

  5. 5.

    Roger Moore

    November 2, 2011 at 6:40 pm

    We’ve already done way to thorough a job of occupying nature, because just 1 species, not even 1%, gets way more than 99% of the love.

  6. 6.

    Baud

    November 2, 2011 at 6:41 pm

    Fucking Galtian Baby Seal Overlords.

  7. 7.

    General Stuck

    November 2, 2011 at 6:41 pm

    And now for something completely different

  8. 8.

    Litlebritdifrnt2

    November 2, 2011 at 6:43 pm

    @Death Panel Truck: Be glad they are in your garage. I had one in one of my slip on shoes that I hadn’t worn for a while last week. Couldn’t squish it though, shook it out onto the leaves outside. They are too fat to squish. Gross. As you can imagine I have been checking all of my boots that I haven’t worn since last winter for any squatters.

  9. 9.

    Cris (without an H)

    November 2, 2011 at 6:45 pm

    The greedy 1% got to where it is on the backs of the invertebrates.

  10. 10.

    Roger Moore

    November 2, 2011 at 6:45 pm

    Thread needs more non-charismatic megafauna.

  11. 11.

    cathyx

    November 2, 2011 at 6:47 pm

    How could anyone club that.

  12. 12.

    Villago Delenda Est

    November 2, 2011 at 6:48 pm

    @Litlebritdifrnt2:

    Reminds me of some time spent in the desert on maneuvers while in the Army: always shake your boots out for scorpions before putting them on…

  13. 13.

    MikeJ

    November 2, 2011 at 6:51 pm

    We will not surrender to the tyranny of photogenic megafauna!

  14. 14.

    Tom Levenson

    November 2, 2011 at 6:53 pm

    @General Stuck: Wow. That is all.

    @Roger Moore: Dude. That is so totally charismatic I feel stigmata coming on. Nothing wrong with a big lizard, ever.

  15. 15.

    Cris (without an H)

    November 2, 2011 at 6:54 pm

    @cathyx: How could anyone club that.

    The crab?

  16. 16.

    Litlebritdifrnt2

    November 2, 2011 at 6:56 pm

    @Villago Delenda Est: Veteran of Desert Storm hubby HATES scorpions with an absolute passion. Won’t even go near the area of the Pet Store where they sell them.

  17. 17.

    Roger Moore

    November 2, 2011 at 6:58 pm

    @Tom Levenson:

    That is so totally charismatic I feel stigmata coming on.

    Fine. Is this a bit better on the non-charismatic front?

  18. 18.

    Tom Levenson

    November 2, 2011 at 7:10 pm

    @Roger Moore: Majestic raptor? Check.

    Exceptionally defined outstretched primary feathers? Check.

    Gloriously silly red clown-nose colored beak? Check.

    Still pretty damn impressive, amirate?

  19. 19.

    Spaghetti Lee

    November 2, 2011 at 7:13 pm

    Rise up! You have nothing to lose but your exoskeletons (which is quite a bit, I suppose)!

    On a related note, there’s always the libertarian argument that OWS should stop whining because they’re all in the top 20% of people worldwide. Well, I’ll recommend that they extend this further, and point out that as mammalian vertebrates, they’re in the top .01% of all living things! So stop whining and get back to work, lucky duckies!

  20. 20.

    J.W. Hamner

    November 2, 2011 at 7:15 pm

    @Baud:

    Dude, baby seals are job creators. They’re not going to go out and club themselves now are they?

    Too much?

  21. 21.

    Spaghetti Lee

    November 2, 2011 at 7:15 pm

    Anyone who thinks that insects can’t be charismatic megafauna ought to check out Igor Siwanowicz

  22. 22.

    Roger Moore

    November 2, 2011 at 7:22 pm

    @Spaghetti Lee:

    Anyone who thinks that insects can’t be charismatic megafauna ought to check out Igor Siwanowicz has never seen a collection of blue morphos.

    FTFY.

    @Tom Levenson:

    I’ve never met anyone who would describe a turkey vulture as charismatic until now. I guess I must have taken a picture of it for a reason, though.

  23. 23.

    The Dangerman

    November 2, 2011 at 7:28 pm

    We need a new Tunch Poster (1% of the Animals …. get 99% of the Food)

  24. 24.

    Spaghetti Lee

    November 2, 2011 at 7:29 pm

    @Roger Moore:

    (Wikis it.)

    Well, isn’t that just the cutest littl-

    The larvae of Blue Morpho Butterflies are cannibals.

    Well damn.

  25. 25.

    Anya

    November 2, 2011 at 7:38 pm

    An animated (not humorous )video about what Occupy Wall Street is about.

  26. 26.

    Roger Moore

    November 2, 2011 at 7:50 pm

    @Spaghetti Lee:
    Monarchs would probably also qualify as charismatic fauna, since they’ve been used to convince people to create wildlife preserves for their overwintering territories.

  27. 27.

    SiubhanDuinne

    November 2, 2011 at 7:57 pm

    @General Stuck:

    I was gonna watch that, but I got all distracted by Charlie and hummingbirds and stuff.

  28. 28.

    scav

    November 2, 2011 at 7:59 pm

    I don’t know if these would classify as charismatic. More clearly along the lines of very very odd (sorry bout the music). These at least are some of the humdrum 99% (here)

  29. 29.

    SiubhanDuinne

    November 2, 2011 at 8:11 pm

    Tom, I just totally swiped the photo and posted it to my FB page. Gave you credit — I’m nothing if not conscientious.

    Although I should actually probably have credited the delightful Deep Sea News.

  30. 30.

    SiubhanDuinne

    November 2, 2011 at 8:14 pm

    @Roger Moore:

    Wow. That is one handsome guy.

  31. 31.

    cleek

    November 2, 2011 at 8:16 pm

    sea pigs UNITE!
    DESTROY CHARISMATISM!

  32. 32.

    cathyx

    November 2, 2011 at 8:18 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: ok, so I followed the links to the picture of the handsome guy. I’m always game for a picture of a handsome guy. But really?!? This is handsome?!? It’s a lizard. ‘Nuf said.

  33. 33.

    frogspawn

    November 2, 2011 at 8:20 pm

    Where are the hagfishes at?

  34. 34.

    Constance

    November 2, 2011 at 9:15 pm

    And where is the scorpion? Nevada has many and they are both scary and beautiful. I love them because they are prehistoric survivors. Who knows? They might even survive the changes we humans probably won’t.

  35. 35.

    Origuy

    November 2, 2011 at 9:40 pm

    @Roger Moore: I’ll see your turkey vulture and raise you a California condor. I took this photo at the Grand Canyon a few years ago and sent it to GrrlScientist’s blog.

  36. 36.

    Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason

    November 2, 2011 at 10:35 pm

    @Cris (without an H):

    The greedy 1% got to where it is on the backs of the invertebrates.

    I saw what you did there.

  37. 37.

    Raka

    November 3, 2011 at 6:35 pm

    If this is really about the unloved 99%, we needs us more beetles.

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