vagina dentata
was watching a show on sea molluscs last night and was amazed to discover that they have teeth lined mouths (oh, wish i could remember what theyre called). they showed an abalone mouth in action and it was gorgeous.
anyway, some of these teeth are made from stuff hard and sharp enough to strip the flesh from your finger and probably gnaw on the bone.
it was part of this series:
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/shapeoflife/
and was this episode:
The Survival Game/ The Ultimate Animal
"Survival Game" - To survive, all animals rely on incredible offensive and defensive strategies. Octopus, squid, cuttlefish, and snail - all molluscs - evolved from the same animal design. How did the struggle for survival lead to such different variations? What secrets do they reveal about the survival game?
"The Ultimate Animal" - At first blush, one might believe that animals like us - creatures with heads, eyes and brains - are evolution's crowning achievement. Yet there are animals with no head, eyes or centralized brains that accomplish feats impossible for us even to attempt. Enter their bizarre world as we try to determine if there's an ultimate animal on earth.
Length: 1:56:46 CC ST
anyway, some of these teeth are made from stuff hard and sharp enough to strip the flesh from your finger and probably gnaw on the bone.
it was part of this series:
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/shapeoflife/
and was this episode:
The Survival Game/ The Ultimate Animal
"Survival Game" - To survive, all animals rely on incredible offensive and defensive strategies. Octopus, squid, cuttlefish, and snail - all molluscs - evolved from the same animal design. How did the struggle for survival lead to such different variations? What secrets do they reveal about the survival game?
"The Ultimate Animal" - At first blush, one might believe that animals like us - creatures with heads, eyes and brains - are evolution's crowning achievement. Yet there are animals with no head, eyes or centralized brains that accomplish feats impossible for us even to attempt. Enter their bizarre world as we try to determine if there's an ultimate animal on earth.
Length: 1:56:46 CC ST