Animal Wars Division Sla Round 1

[cursona pirate]

Good Afternoon!
First I would like to thank Ravens <3 for this idea. This is a tournament for animals if they fought each other to DEATH. There will be 5 divisions: Large Land Animals (LLA), Medium Land Animals (MLA), Small Land Animals (SLA), Underwater Animals (UA), and Mystical Creature (MC).
The round of each tournament will be done for each division through the poll and you vote for your favorite. Voting stops at the end of the month (4/30/12).

Winner with most votes gets a bye week!

Animals:

Praying Mantis
Humming Bird

Garter Snake
Chipmunk

Blue Jay
Skink

[IMissMattStover]

[quote name='cursona pirate' timestamp='1333313153' post='1039881']
Good Afternoon!
First I would like to thank Ravens <3 for this idea. This is a tournament for animals if they fought each other to DEATH. There will be 5 divisions: Large Land Animals (LLA), Medium Land Animals (MLA), Small Land Animals (SLA), Underwater Animals (UA), and Mystical Creature (MC).
The round of each tournament will be done for each division through the poll and you vote for your favorite. Voting stops at the end of the month (4/30/12).

Winner with most votes gets a bye week!

Animals:

Praying Mantis
Humming Bird

Garter Snake
Chipmunk

Blue Jay
Skink
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Lol a Blue Jay would slaughter a skink. They are very size different.

[cursona pirate]

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Lol a Blue Jay would slaughter a skink. They are very size different.
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The skink is the lowest seed lol!

[IMissMattStover]

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The skink is the lowest seed lol!
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Its the underreptile. And it would have no chance against a bird lol.

[cursona pirate]

[quote name='IMissMattStover' timestamp='1333417794' post='1040579']

Its the underreptile. And it would have no chance against a bird lol.
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Lol I thought I read Uttereptile. Lol utters!

[IMissMattStover]

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Lol I thought I read Uttereptile. Lol utters!
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Udders lol. With a D.

[cursona pirate]

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Udders lol. With a D.
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Man I shouldent write things late at night. My brain doesent work!

[IMissMattStover]

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Man I shouldent write things late at night. My brain doesent work!
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Yeah a few of your posts were very......cryptic.....

[cursona pirate]

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Yeah a few of your posts were very......cryptic.....
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Tales of the crypt! good show. Anyway back on topic...
How does a humming bird win?
Mantis have the best reflexes in this tournament!
[img]http://inlinethumb64.webshots.com/5567/2470909530027273083S600x600Q85.jpg[/img]
Prooof! Everyone change your votes!

[Purple Nurple]

That's not a hummingbird. It wins by putting in a stunt double.

[IMissMattStover]

[quote name='cursona pirate' timestamp='1333503383' post='1041568']
Tales of the crypt! good show. Anyway back on topic...
How does a humming bird win?
Mantis have the best reflexes in this tournament!
[img]http://inlinethumb64.webshots.com/5567/2470909530027273083S600x600Q85.jpg[/img]
Prooof! Everyone change your votes!
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Birds eat bugs.....

[codizzle]

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Birds eat bugs.....
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Bears eat beets

[IMissMattStover]

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Bears eat beets
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Baboons eat bananas.

[codizzle]

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Baboons eat bananas.
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Sigh

[IMissMattStover]

Who chose garter snakes over chipmunks? I used to have a pet GS and I can tell you they are small and not very tough. Chipmunks are enourmous compared to them.

[Ravenslifer]

People who didn't vote the Mantiss obviously have not seen this - proof.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OLzK8AyTH0&feature=related

BAM!

[cursona pirate]

[quote name='Ravenslifer' timestamp='1333554555' post='1041964']
People who didn't vote the Mantiss obviously have not seen this - proof.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OLzK8AyTH0&feature=related[/media]

BAM!
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Thank You! Humming Birds are not even carniverous!

[IMissMattStover]

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Thank You! Humming Birds are not even carniverous!
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I didnt think this was about the nature of the animal. I thought it was based soley on physical capabilities.

[Ravenslifer]

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I didnt think this was about the nature of the animal. I thought it was based soley on physical capabilities.
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It is, but you can see a bunch of videos on youtube of mantis preying on hummingbirds. They eat whatever they can get - big ones will even go after snakes, squirrels, whatever. If you want more proof, ask Ben Stiller's character from Tropic Thunder. If I could find a clip I'd post it.

[IMissMattStover]

Seems legit. But I've seen hummingbirds in my own backyard chase off some crazy crap, so im still pulling for it.

[cursona pirate]

[quote name='IMissMattStover' timestamp='1333587781' post='1042529']
Seems legit. But I've seen hummingbirds in my own backyard chase off some crazy crap, so im still pulling for it.
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Change your vote!

[Ravenslifer]

[quote name='IMissMattStover' timestamp='1333587781' post='1042529']
Seems legit. But I've seen hummingbirds in my own backyard chase off some crazy crap, so im still pulling for it.
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Gottcha. But here's my reasoning. If it was a bigger bird yeah no question it would win easily. But they are about the same size, and both have weapons. The hummingbird may beat its wings fast, but looking at it I would say the Mantis has far superior reflexes and a quicker strike - plus it's a hunter, and has the instinct and drive to kill its prey, whereas I think the hummingbird would most likely try to flee.. And mantises seem pretty smart, too. A lot of those videos on youtube have a mantis sitting real still on bird feeders and just waiting for something to come by, then grabbing it.

[IMissMattStover]

[quote name='Ravenslifer' timestamp='1333629583' post='1042746']
Gottcha. But here's my reasoning. If it was a bigger bird yeah no question it would win easily. But they are about the same size, and both have weapons. The hummingbird may beat its wings fast, but looking at it I would say the Mantis has far superior reflexes and a quicker strike - plus it's a hunter, and has the instinct and drive to kill its prey, whereas I think the hummingbird would most likely try to flee.. And mantises seem pretty smart, too. A lot of those videos on youtube have a mantis sitting real still on bird feeders and just waiting for something to come by, then grabbing it.
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Fair enough. I just think about the hummingbird using its needle beak to pierce.

[cursona pirate]

Mantis is starting to make a comeback! Keep voting Mantis because its obvisully better than a lame hummingbird.

[IMissMattStover]

Hummingbirds are graceful and unique creatures. They are not lame.

[cursona pirate]

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Hummingbirds are graceful and unique creatures. They are not lame.
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This is a battle of blood, vengence, honor, guilt, fear, redemption, and destructiveness!!!!

[IMissMattStover]

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This is a battle of blood, vengence, honor, guilt, fear, redemption, and destructiveness!!!!
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Sounds like just another Hollywood film.

[cursona pirate]

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Sounds like just another Hollywood film.
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There is a reason they made a giant praying mantis movie and not a giant humming bird movie!
[img]http://www.critterzone.com/magazineresource/praying-mantis-mantids-mantises-Chinese-European-Carolina/The-Deadly-Mantis-movie-poster.jpg[/img]
I have this poster in my room!

[IMissMattStover]

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There is a reason they made a giant praying mantis movie and not a giant humming bird movie!
[img]http://www.critterzone.com/magazineresource/praying-mantis-mantids-mantises-Chinese-European-Carolina/The-Deadly-Mantis-movie-poster.jpg[/img]
I have this poster in my room!
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Well I havethe Deadly Hummingbird Poster in my room.

[cursona pirate]

[quote name='IMissMattStover' timestamp='1333676823' post='1043745']
Well I havethe Deadly Hummingbird Poster in my room.
[/quote]What does it do hum people to death?