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⌈ Secret Post #2306 ⌋

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The Tasmanian devil's Latin name is Sarcophilus harrisii
Their current status is endangered
They are currently the largest carnivorous marsupial, as the only one larger- the Tasmanian Tiger- went extinct in the 1930's.
The can, at times, have an exceptionally grumpy disposition, one of the few things they have in common with the Looney Tunes' character.
Tasmanian devil mothers only have four nipples, so no matter how many babies they give birth to, only the first four to get to the nipples will survive.
Tasmanian devils are currently endangered due to illegal killing, the introduction of the red fox to Australia, (as an invasive species, people are trying to kill them, however the traps they use can also kill the Tasmanian devil), road mortality, and a facial tumor disease.

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D'awwwww! Their huge mouths are so adorb. <3

Holy crap, who could ever want to kill those adorable devils?! Are they ever kept as pets or are they too much to care for/dangerous?

-CAP who's logged out

Well, sometimes they were killed so the first settlers could eat them, but as time went on, it went to "kill the devils because they are a threat to the fur industry" and it just continued for a rather long time. However, people also tend(ed) to believe that the devils were a threat to farmers, so they were killed for that too.

And everything I've read suggests that having a devil as a pet would not be the best idea, as they are a bit dangerous/wild, but wouldn't it be nice? They're so adorable!

I saw a nature program once (made by the US cable channel Animal Planet) about a who fostered some tasmanian devil pups. Carried them around in a messenger bag. They were well-behaved around Foster Dad but were holy terrors to everyone else - curious and destructive and wild and territorial. He said it was like watching a headstrong two-year-old that had claws.

I've known people IRL with some unlikely pets though (bobcats, raccoons, porcupines), so maybe the right person could handle keeping a devil? I dunno.

any reason they make the zig-zag pattern on their webs?

No one really knows for sure, and there are many theories (at least, according to wikipedia.)

"There is much controversy surrounding the function of these structures, and it is likely that different species use it for different purposes. Some people[who?] believe that they provide protection to the spider by either camouflaging it or making it appear larger. Another theory is that they make the spider visible and therefore animals such as birds are less likely to damage the spider’s web. [3] Originally the decorations were thought to stabilize the web (hence the term stabilimentum)[citation needed], though this theory has since been dismissed. One more recent theory is that web decorations attract prey by reflecting ultraviolet light.[4] Light in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum is known to be attractive to many species of insects.[4] Many other theories have also been proposed such as thermoregulation, stress, regulation of excess silk, or simple aesthetics. At least one variant has been observed to vibrate the web, while positioned in the stabilimentum, when approached by a body the size of a human. Another theory is camouflage as it breaks up the outline of the spider. One theory has been put forward that the purpose of the stabilimentum is to attract the male of the species to the web when the female is ready to reproduce. A limited study carried out in the Calahonda area of Spain in the summer of 1992 showed that there was a positive correlation between the presence of a male in the webs of Argiope lobata and the presence of a stabilimentum.[5][citation needed]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_decorations

-CAP

late reply is laaaaaaate, but tyvm <3, very interesting!

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