In terms of my personal menu, I don't eat carnivorous plants. Therefore I need not consider the ethics of consuming them.
Good question, though. Cheers, frank On October 30, 2015 1:10:26 PM EDT, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: >Where do carnivorous plants fit in? > >Alan C > >-----Original Message----- >From: knarf >Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 5:57 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: PESO: Poke > >"So, they eat other animal life, and thus are >fair game for us..." > >I hope your not really saying that's your test, Dan. That sure opens >the >door to eating lots of different animals. > >Obviously you have other criteria as well; cows, after all are >vegetarian. > >Cheers, > >frank > >On October 30, 2015 9:13:40 AM EDT, "Daniel J. Matyola" ><danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: >>On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 8:52 AM, Paul Stenquist >><pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> When a sea urchin thinks what does it think about? I assume that it >>must be a sentient being since it's an animal. >> >>I don't think that a sea urchin is capable of thought, but who knows? >> >>Sea urchins have no true brain, but they are sensitive to touch, >>light, and chemicals. Although they do not have eyes, the entire body >>of sea urchins might function as a compound eye. >> >>Sea urchins feed mainly on algae, but can also feed on sea cucumbers >>and a wide range of invertebrates, such as mussels, sponges, brittle >>stars, and crinoids. So, they eat other animal life, and thus are >>fair game for us (and for sea otters, who love urchins). >> >>Dan Matyola >>http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
