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| Tweet Topic Started: 8th January 2007 - 06:44 PM (294 Views) | |
| Bassik Dwarveripper | 8th January 2007 - 06:44 PM Post #1 |
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This is so creepy, I just had to post it here. Beware if you are affraid of bugs, fungus, and tyranids. |
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| Baraduribagugar | 8th January 2007 - 06:51 PM Post #2 |
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Ewww... |
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| Bodacious | 8th January 2007 - 07:17 PM Post #3 |
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That was SICK! One of those spores would make a great idea for a plague monk centerpiece though . Warhammer really helps you see the positive side of things sometimes, doesn't it .Cheers, Bodacious. |
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| Astragoth | 8th January 2007 - 07:42 PM Post #4 |
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I'm beginning to think like a rat my first association was clan Pestilence too
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| RandommaN | 8th January 2007 - 11:52 PM Post #5 |
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Wow, that's pretty interesting stuff. Reminds me of the Zerg from starcraft, and to a lesser extent (though cronologically first) the Tryanids I wonder If a mutant strain could be engineered to effect humans... |
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| FatherSquee | 9th January 2007 - 03:43 AM Post #6 |
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Holder of Clan Pestilens "Most Sexiest" Award
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... How do you spell that? Cordyceps? brb... ... Kay, got my note book, that link, a copy of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and a big bag of Doritos...Yep, I think I'm all set! *starts to giggle madly as the Pestilens in him takes over*
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| Warwolt the disturbed assassin | 9th January 2007 - 07:07 AM Post #7 |
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D00M WH33L 1337 R1D3R
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... IIIIIINSPIIIIIRATIIOOOOooooooooooOOOOOON ![]() eww.... yummy :ph43r: |
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| Scarfester | 9th January 2007 - 09:30 AM Post #8 |
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Scaaarrrrghhh
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Nurglitch V - Isnt that a film by Miyazaki? I've been looking to get a copy of that for ages. ![]() Lately i've been watching even more anime stuff. Last night turned into RahXephon night. Pretty fun!
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| scrivener | 9th January 2007 - 09:43 AM Post #9 |
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That's beautiful.. in a creepy way... I am reminded of facehuggers. Yup, it's cordyceps. Used in chinese herbal medicines, where they dry the long stems and brew it or something. Though I wouldn't want to ever consume one of those things now that I know what they're capable of... Isn't there a scene in Nausicaa where there's a giant dead bug covered in mushrooms? I'm sure it's in there somewhere. (yup, it's by Miyazaki, one of his earlier ones) |
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| Scarfester | 9th January 2007 - 10:13 AM Post #10 |
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Scaaarrrrghhh
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Ah, thought so! Cheers. Cordyceps is an interesting fungi. In fact a lot of fungi are interesting, as its such a diverse group of organisms, with many wierd and wonderful ways of proliferation. We spent a decent part of a module at university, studying them. It can even alter the way an animal behaves, in its early stages. Pretty amazing really! One such was is so that ants, once infected climb to the top of plants and stay there. That way their more likely to get eaten and transfered into the digestive system of a larger organism, which is really the fungi's place of procreation. Thats a different fungi though.[/sciencenerd] |
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| FatherSquee | 9th January 2007 - 05:26 PM Post #11 |
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Yup. Just like with these fungi when they die giant spores sprout from their bodies. I was searching around but I couldn't find if this was the fungi that Miyazaki was refering too, but I guess it's a good chance it is.
Yeah we actually have a copy of it in our Blockbuster here! Be sure though to watch the new Nausicaä and not that old Warriors of the Wind one <_< |
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