DAY 6 – Crab brains, belly buttons and world domination

Week 2 of live chats and it’s been yet another busy day. The evictions start tomorrow so it really is your last chance to make your votes count! Lots of interesting chats today…

Did you know…

  • Crabs have two brains (sort of):

    Crab by M.Zalewski for Wikimedia

    Crab by M.Zalewski for Wikimedia

goldengusman : r there any animals that have more than one brain or none at all?

benbrilot : actually yes, so great question. Go and google crab brains because crabs actually have their brain split between what’s called a dorsal and a ventral ganglion: they have two centres where nerves are gathered to communicate. Weird huh.

  • Evolution can’t keep up with climate change:

mirandagoesrawr190 : Do you think the human race will ever evolve to suit all types of climate?

grantkennedy : not if we keep changing the climate at the current rate! We’ve changed things significantly since in just a few hundred years, but it takes thousands for much evolution to happen!

  • Toxoplasma gondii turns rats into zombies (though pretty rubbish ones!):

charlesdarwin : Do you believe in zombie rats like in the “I am Legend” movie

philrice :  Zombie rats EXIST.!!! They are infected with Toxoplasma gondii. except they are really lame zombies which are then eaten by cats.

3000+ questions approved!

A few good ones for you to take a look at:

As always, head to the different zones for loads more.

Evictions start tomorrow so don’t forget to vote!

Posted on March 18, 2013 by in News. Comments Off on DAY 6 – Crab brains, belly buttons and world domination