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Tiny spiders have brains so large that they fill up their body cavities and ...
« on: December 28, 2011, 05:12:44 PM »
... extend into their legs, a new study reports.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/27/science/tiniest-of-spiders-are-loaded-with-brains-researchers-find.html

Intellect Devourer isn't so far fetched after all !!
(brain-in-a-jar too)

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Re: Tiny spiders have brains so large that they fill up their body cavities and ...
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2011, 05:47:19 PM »
shouldnt dryders get an int bonus?  :D
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Re: Tiny spiders have brains so large that they fill up their body cavities and ...
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2011, 12:18:07 AM »
Well, I heard large critters use the same trick to speed up body reactions with localized mini-brain nodes. Some dinosaurs did that.
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Re: Tiny spiders have brains so large that they fill up their body cavities and ...
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2011, 03:35:37 PM »
(wasn't sure which board to post this on / this is fine)


Heh yeah  :D ... Diplodocus had the extra node area right over it's sphincter.

My kitty avatar says I could use one of those.
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