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Re: An in-depth theory about hunters
Posted By: pycho chiefDate: 5/17/05 5:23 p.m.

In Response To: An in-depth theory about hunters (Gemsword)

: Here is some possibly hunter-relevant stuff i know about annellid life: 1.
: Tube Worms, an aquatic annelid, are capable of building a rocky tube
: around themselves, which they retreat into when threatened. Many other
: species of worm are capable of building similar structures, the shape of
: which varying from species to species.

: 2. Most land dwelling worms are actually remarkably strong for their size,
: with more than 60% of their bodies being pure muscle.

: 3. Many worms develop symbiotic relationships with other creatures, including
: other worms.

: 4. All worms absorb oxygen through their skin, and can therefore breathe
: underwater. (Hmmm.....Submarine Hunters?)

: Just a bit of food for thought ;-)

: On the topic of hunters taking other shapes, i think its a bit ulikely. It is
: obvious that not every worm that makes up a hunter is identical. As far as
: i can tell, a hunter only has two eyes, which means that only one or two
: of the worms has eyes while the rest dont. The same applies with the
: obviously fairly solid triad of claws at the end of each hand. This means
: that some, if not all of the worms are built for an express purpose. Have
: a look at a Man-of-war jellyfish, or bluebottle as some people call it.
: These are not actually single organisms, but are colonies of polyps. At
: the top you have a single large organism filled with gas, to which all the
: other polyps are attached, and which provides the basic framework of the
: multi-organism. This is not unlike the large main worm inside a hunter.
: Underneath the "float", you have 3 other types of polyp. You
: have dactylozooid (that find and catch prey with poisonous stingers called
: nematocysts), gonozooid (that reproduce), and gastrozooid (that digest the
: food, like a stomach). It takes no great strech of the imagination to
: picture hunters having a similar system, although they would probably also
: need worms specialising in hearing, manipulation of objects, locomotion
: and balance. Standing, let alone running on two legs (in this case they
: would probably be classified as pseudopods) is no mean feat for any
: species. The standard hunter shape we all know and love would probably be
: the only one they are capable of forming, as it would be the product of
: millions of years of evelotion, and each worm would have an instinctive
: idea of its place within the grand blueprint of a Hunter. I am no means an
: expert on this subject so please correct any of this information if it is
: wrong. So now without further ado, is my theoretical summary of the
: reproductive cycle of a hunter: 1.At some point in its life, a mature
: hunter colony would through either a sexual or asexual process spawn,
: graft or give birth to a one or more "core" worms, each capable
: of eventually producing an entire colony.

: 2. These worms would be capable of asexually producing either several
: different types of worms (See 3a), or a single type of worm capable of
: mutating into other forms as required in a process similar to that of
: human stem cells (See 3b).

: 3a. The core worm would have an instinctive "blueprint" of what the
: final hunter colony would look like. It would create the different type of
: worms as needed. For example, if it needed to create an arm it would
: create a large number of "muscle" worms and a few
: "claw" worms. These worms would then use their own instinct to
: attach themselves to each other in a such a way that they formed the shape
: of a hunters arm, with the ends of the claw worms at one end. The core
: worm would spawn the lesser worms as needed until the basic form of a
: hunter has been reached.

: 3b. Identical to 3a, except that the core worm only produces one type of
: worm. This single worm type would be capable of analysing what types of
: worms are needed where, then mutating into that type of worm. Human stem
: cells work this way, and the manner in which they identify what is needed
: where is still unkown to scientists.

: 4. Once all the worms have taken their places, their nervous systems connect
: with each other, essentially creating a single organism. The core worm
: would stop continuously producing component worms, but would create more
: as the small worms are die through damage or age. (This also means that a
: unless you kill the core worm outright, a hunter would eventually
: regenerate any damage.) We now have a mature hunter colony.

: 5. If the hunter is capable of producing a natural suit of armor, it would do
: this now. There are two probable ways it would do this, both of which are
: variations of methods found here on earth. First they might use a method
: similar to the one used by Caddis Fly Larvae. The worms making up the
: outside surface of the hunter would secrete a strong, sticky glue-like
: substance, which would gather sediments and dust, bonding them together
: like concrete. Another, significantly more frightening method is that
: instead of a gluelike substance, the worms would secrete a liquid similar
: to spiders silk, forming a solid sheet coating. Spiders silk, when dried,
: is approximately 15 times stronger than steel, and a solid layer a
: centimetre or so thick would provide a level of protection roughly
: equivalent to two feet of concrete. That would explain the elites
: dificculty in removing them.

: 6. The cycle starts over from the beginning.

: I am stepping out on the long limb of imagination here, so if anyone thinks i
: am wrong about something here or i have left something important out
: please tell me.

wow...

that was probably the most boring thing i've ever read in my life.... AND IT WAS ABOUT VIDEO GAMES!!!!!


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     Re: Can Hunters have other shapes?Unimportant 5/12/05 8:21 a.m.
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                             worms have feelings too you know *NM*mrbananas 5/22/05 7:51 p.m.
                 No they can't. Know why? Because they're not real.Weeeeeepbah 5/13/05 12:17 p.m.
                       Don't be a troll.Sardaukar [Pants 138] 5/13/05 3:27 p.m.
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                       An in-depth theory about huntersGemsword 5/13/05 2:09 p.m.
                             Very niceSardaukar [Pants 138] 5/13/05 3:32 p.m.
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                             Great ideasscarab 5/14/05 3:02 p.m.
                                   Re: Great ideasGemsword 5/15/05 12:37 a.m.
                                         Re: Great ideasscarab 5/15/05 2:39 a.m.
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                             Re: An in-depth theory about huntersBill Nye 5/15/05 7:12 p.m.
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                                   Re: An in-depth theory about hunterspycho chief 5/17/05 5:30 p.m.
                                         Re: An in-depth theory about huntersPeptuck 5/17/05 5:44 p.m.
                                         Re: An in-depth theory about huntersSiber 5/17/05 6:11 p.m.
                                   Re: An in-depth theory about huntersKrayt'heili 7/6/05 12:45 p.m.
                                         Re: An in-depth theory about huntersScarab 7/7/05 1:20 a.m.
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                                                     Re: An in-depth theory about huntersScarab 7/7/05 7:23 a.m.
                             Re: An in-depth theory about hunterspycho chief 5/17/05 5:23 p.m.
                                   Mommy, lookie! A troll! *NM*Peptuck 5/17/05 5:43 p.m.
                                         Don't point dear, it's rude *NM*Jillybean 5/17/05 6:16 p.m.
                                               Aw, gee! *NM*Peptuck 5/17/05 7:27 p.m.
                                                     to the trollMorgalad 5/18/05 9:15 a.m.
                                   Re: An in-depth theory about huntersGemsword 5/19/05 12:56 a.m.
                                         Amen, Gemsword. Well said. *NM*Morgalad 5/20/05 11:09 a.m.
                             Re: An in-depth theory about huntersKrayt'heili 7/6/05 12:31 p.m.
                             Re: An in-depth theory about huntersJust one 7/7/05 2:22 a.m.
                 way Cool!!scarab 5/13/05 7:46 a.m.
                       any ideas for cool shapes?scarab 5/13/05 8:15 a.m.
                             Re: any ideas for cool shapes?Peptuck 5/13/05 11:50 a.m.
                                   More mountsscarab 5/13/05 1:17 p.m.
                             Re: any ideas for cool shapes?Endbringer 5/13/05 12:24 p.m.
                                   Re: any ideas for cool shapes?scarab 5/13/05 1:00 p.m.
                                         electrical shockMaster Gunner 5/13/05 1:49 p.m.
                                         Re: any ideas for cool shapes? *NM*uberschveinen 5/14/05 5:00 a.m.
                                               mini huntermrbananas 5/15/05 8:01 p.m.
                                                     Re: An in-depth theory about huntersKrayt'heili 7/6/05 12:59 p.m.
                                         Re: An in-depth theory about huntersKrayt'heili 7/6/05 12:55 p.m.
                                               Re: An in-depth theory about huntersScarab 7/7/05 1:16 a.m.
                                                     Re: An in-depth theory about huntersStephen L. (SoundEffect) 7/7/05 9:57 p.m.
                                                           true *NM*Scarab 7/8/05 7:21 a.m.
                       Re: way Cool!!hnc 5/17/05 8:02 p.m.
                             Re: way Cool!!Hikaru-119 5/17/05 8:09 p.m.
                                   Re: way Cool!!rossmum 7/11/05 7:19 p.m.
                             Re: way Cool!!Scarab 7/12/05 12:59 a.m.
           hunter forms and other stuffMorgalad 5/16/05 9:01 a.m.
                 Re: hunter forms and other stuffStephen L. (SoundEffect) 5/16/05 4:21 p.m.
                       Re: hunter forms and other stuffalienkiller, somethimes i call myself AIDS 5/23/05 2:47 p.m.
                             Re: hunter forms and other stuffGemSword 5/24/05 7:28 a.m.
                                   Re: hunter forms and other stuffrossmum 7/11/05 7:26 p.m.
                                         Before anyone asks, it's not my mother.Ross Mills [subnova] 7/12/05 1:23 a.m.
                                               You read my mind :-) *NM*Scarab 7/12/05 7:19 a.m.
     Re: Can Hunters have other shapes?UrsusArctos 5/28/05 12:38 a.m.
           Re: Can Hunters have other shapes?The Freeloader 5/28/05 3:04 a.m.
                 Re: Can Hunters have other shapes?UrsusArctos 5/28/05 4:36 a.m.
           hunter = cyborg = coolnessScarab 5/28/05 4:34 a.m.
                 Transform?Krayt'heili 7/6/05 1:10 p.m.
                       Re: Transform?spesalfred 7/6/05 8:05 p.m.
                 Re: hunter = cyborg = coolnessRemmy 7/11/05 9:33 p.m.
                       Re: hunter = cyborg = coolnessScarab 7/12/05 12:32 a.m.
                             hunters dont have the smartsJust one 7/12/05 2:58 a.m.
                                   Re: hunters dont have the smartsScarab 7/12/05 7:17 a.m.
                                         Back to the basics of the basics of the...........Philip Greenberg 7/14/05 2:00 a.m.
                                               Wu: was that the longest message to date?Scarab 7/14/05 7:52 a.m.
                                                     No way that's the longest.DanteThePoet 7/14/05 1:28 p.m.
                                                           Roight. I'll write fanfiction someday for y'all.Philip Greenberg 7/14/05 11:10 p.m.
                                                                 Re: Roight. I'll write fanfiction someday for y'alScarab 7/15/05 1:14 a.m.
                                                           Re: No way that's the longest.Scarab 7/15/05 1:11 a.m.
                                                                 Shishka used to be a Fr!orum Regular! *NM*DanteThePoet 7/15/05 12:30 p.m.



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