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Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=585&e=3&cid=585&u=/nm/20020415/sc_nm/environment_frogs_dc_1

In brief....
The most popular weedkiller in the United States can give male frogs female
sex organs and other attributes, researchers said on Monday, in a study that could shed light on the global
decline in amphibian populations.

Very low levels of the herbicide atrazine can cause male frogs to grow female sex organs and curtail their
croaks -- key to attracting mates in the frog world -- a team at the University of California Berkeley found.

The frogs appear normal on the outside, but often have both male and female sex organs, the researchers
said, adding that the findings may help explain the amphibian population decline.

Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

Well, that's extremely disturbing.

Posted by MaGiC (Member # 59) on :

You just know thats going to be the inspiration for a movie...

Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :

attack of the hermaphradite amphibians????
Yes, they are angry about not getting laid.... attacking couples while having sex....

Posted by Malnurtured Snayer (Member # 411) on :

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attack of the hermaphradite amphibians????

Ritten, I think that was the funniest thing you've ever said ... [Big Grin]

Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :

Thanks Snayer....

I do make a lot of puns and one liners in the real world.... which some people take as barbed remarks.... I try to keep it to a minimum.....

Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

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attack of the hermaphradite amphibians????

Wasn't that the first draft of "Threshhold?"

Posted by David Templar (Member # 580) on :

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Originally posted by First of Two:
Wasn't that the first draft of "Threshhold?"

ROFL, can't say the final draft was any better.