Comments on: Adaptation of the Week – Timber Rattlesnake Camouflage

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Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:18:35 +0000

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By: Adaptation of the Week - The Aye-Aye’s Freaky Finger (I’ve Been Cursed by an Aye-Aye!) - Biochemicalsoul

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:08:05 +0000

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By: eric

eric — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:12:12 +0000

Ugh… Timber Rattler’s I love them but hate them since I had a horrible run in with one when I was a teenager hiking in the mountains of northern New Mexico. I tripped over a root and landed with my face about 8 inches from a Timber coiled up at the base of a bush. Face to face, literally with what I thought at the moment was death.

But their disruptive camouflage pattern is very cool. I wonder since they don’t actively change color as the cephalopods (and fish) do, if the size and color of the pattern changes adaptively with sub populations in areas dominated by different dominant tree species.

By: timber24

timber24 — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:01:25 +0000

“looks”

By: timber24

timber24 — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:00:47 +0000

the last one loos like in cartoon

By: Irradiatus

Irradiatus — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:33:46 +0000

I actually thought of you as I was writing it – and I threw a chuckle in your general direction.

By: Tim Pluff

Tim Pluff — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:27:35 +0000

You just had to start off with snakes, didn’t you…….

By: Irradiatus

Irradiatus — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:09:32 +0000

Thanks! I just love Grrlscientist's "Mystery Bird of the Week" and my wife and I always have to check up on your awesome "Weekly Dose of Cute." After talking with Bora at ScienceOnline09 about his "automatic" blogs, like his ClockQuotes, I thought "hey, I should have some sort of weekly, easy, and interesting series."

By: Christie

Christie — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:55:59 +0000

OOOO! I like the series idea! It’s fantastic! I’ll have to search my brain for cool adaptations…