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Postby Phantom » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:10 pm

Why are thier tongues blue? My sister asked me and now I am curious.
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Postby boonaen » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:45 pm

they're born that way... just kidding!

actually, not all blue-tongues ahve blue tongues. if i understand, the pygmi are pink tongued skinks (but still called blue tongue).

the simple answer, and most widely accepted (from the research i've done) is that predators are scared of prey that have colorful mouths. it's usually an indication of poison.

hope that helps!

(wow, i helped someone... i might be a good skink owner after all)
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Postby Phantom » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:46 pm

I never thought of that, that makes sense. Thanks
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Postby Omega » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:48 pm

thats what I had assumed also. cool!
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Postby mewzic-7123 » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:01 pm

thats wat i read once
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Postby Leigh » Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:11 am

Yeh, its the scare with a blue flare factor
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Postby Funda » Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:23 am

Yeah the blue indicates to 'predators' that
"I'm poisonous leave me alone!" ... lol

Much like the Poison Dart Frog.
A majority of them have bits of blue over there bodies,
or just a variety of very bright colours.

There is also a snake (forgot the name) that has different colours including blue that warms other predators that its poisonus.
So the predators back away or walk off. (I learnt that in biology class) :D

Mainly brightly coloured or a creatures with many different bright colouring are to be known as poisonous/very dangerous to other creatures.

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Postby mewzic-7123 » Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:40 pm

because the blue stands out from the rest of its body
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Postby Marie » Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:00 pm

I'd post the myth from the Bluey Bible if I wasn't at work. It's kinda a neat story.
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Postby Jenn » Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:03 pm

He ate too many blue airheads!!!!


I love the bluey bible myth as well.
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Postby Zach » Fri Jul 20, 2007 5:17 pm

The blue flare factor - I like that.

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Postby KyleWeiss » Sat Jul 21, 2007 12:59 pm

The native story about how their tongues got blue is kind of neat... Maybe I'll type it up later.

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Postby mewzic-7123 » Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:01 pm

DO IT, DO IT!! i really wanna know, sounds like an intreagin story
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Postby KyleWeiss » Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:37 pm

...or for the low, low price of $83, you could have the WHOLE Bluey Bible! :mrgreen: I may type it later. I'm a busy boy.

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Postby mewzic-7123 » Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:41 pm

Laughing hardy hardy har har
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Postby mewzic-7123 » Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:42 pm

hardy har har hardy har hardy har
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Postby KyleWeiss » Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:49 pm

...and here I thought I was better than Comedy Central material... :noknow:

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Postby BlueyBoy » Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:03 pm

I think youre funnier than a lot of stuff I see on comedy central.

Blue Collar Comedy!?!? :roll:
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Postby KyleWeiss » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:35 pm

I kind of said that through my teeth, but really, thank you for the vote of confidence.

There's a 15%-80% ratio of unfunny-to-funny going on at Comedy Central.

For further opinions, I suggest everyone see the movie "Idiocracy," by Mike Judge.

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Postby russman » Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:34 am

Ive heard that movie sucked.. that was my brother's opinion though.

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