Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country
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Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country
I just read on one of those "trivia calendars" that:
"Grizzly bears eat as many as 40,000 moths every day."
Was this a misprint...? Moths...?
(I mean really, I could see butterflies, but not moths... )
I always thought they ate nuts and berries, and other things that tried to eat nuts and berries when they were around.
"Grizzly bears eat as many as 40,000 moths every day."
Was this a misprint...? Moths...?
(I mean really, I could see butterflies, but not moths... )
I always thought they ate nuts and berries, and other things that tried to eat nuts and berries when they were around.
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Re: Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country
Have to read up on that myself. I can see where they would eat caterpillars, grubs, and chrysalis (sp?) but a nasty, dusty moth! Yuk.
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Re: Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country
Ive seen them digging and turning over rocks to get to them above timberline in the absarokas north of the park I have no idea how many they eat but it must be a bunch they are at it all day long. I have also seen them go after lady bug swarms in the bob marshall. danny
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Re: Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country
I saw that on Nature once too, had a hard time believing it till I saw it. Who would have ever thought.
Grizzly Bears eating moths..
Grizzly Bears eating moths..
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Re: Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country
50+ and still learning...
Government office attracts the power-mad, yet it's people who just want to be left alone to live life on their own terms who are considered dangerous.
History teaches that it's a small window in which people can fight back before it is too dangerous to fight back.
History teaches that it's a small window in which people can fight back before it is too dangerous to fight back.
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Re: Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country
Moths are nectar collectors but on a smaller scale than bees. I think they said they have ~2 calories each. I would guess if a bear were trying to fatten up, anything less than 20,000 calories a day would be a waste of energy to flip the boulders over to collect them. So that is a minimum of 10,000 moths anyway.
Re: Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country
Uh oh.....now PETA will be worried about the moth population.
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Re: Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country
wow.
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Re: Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country
All bears are "pigs of the forest". They'll eat anything that's even close to edible and some things that we humans wouldn't even touch.
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Re: Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country
Deerwhacker !! So U counted all 40,000 Moths, that's a lotta counting. And how does anyone get that close to a Bear to count Moths anyway.deerwhacker444 wrote:I saw that on Nature once too, had a hard time believing it till I saw it. Who would have ever thought.
Grizzly Bears eating moths..
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Re: Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country
I was fascinated to learn this when I saw it on Nature also. It is an incredible world.
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Re: Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country
Keep workin' on that IQ, BroFWiedner wrote:50+ and still learning...
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Re: Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country
I rather like it where it is.BlaineG wrote:Keep workin' on that IQ, BroFWiedner wrote:50+ and still learning...
Keeps things 'simple'.
Government office attracts the power-mad, yet it's people who just want to be left alone to live life on their own terms who are considered dangerous.
History teaches that it's a small window in which people can fight back before it is too dangerous to fight back.
History teaches that it's a small window in which people can fight back before it is too dangerous to fight back.
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Re: Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country
You count the tiny little moth legs in bear doodoo......pwl44m wrote:Deerwhacker !! So U counted all 40,000 Moths, that's a lotta counting. And how does anyone get that close to a Bear to count Moths anyway.deerwhacker444 wrote:I saw that on Nature once too, had a hard time believing it till I saw it. Who would have ever thought.
Grizzly Bears eating moths..
"If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men
shall possess the highest seats in Government,
our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots
to prevent its ruin." Samuel Adams
shall possess the highest seats in Government,
our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots
to prevent its ruin." Samuel Adams
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Re: Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country
And divide by two.deerwhacker444 wrote:You count the tiny little moth legs in bear doodoo......pwl44m wrote:Deerwhacker !! So U counted all 40,000 Moths, that's a lotta counting. And how does anyone get that close to a Bear to count Moths anyway.deerwhacker444 wrote:I saw that on Nature once too, had a hard time believing it till I saw it. Who would have ever thought.
Grizzly Bears eating moths..
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Re: Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country
Here's that IQ thing in action...vancelw wrote:And divide by two.deerwhacker444 wrote:You count the tiny little moth legs in bear doodoo......pwl44m wrote:Deerwhacker !! So U counted all 40,000 Moths, that's a lotta counting. And how does anyone get that close to a Bear to count Moths anyway.deerwhacker444 wrote:I saw that on Nature once too, had a hard time believing it till I saw it. Who would have ever thought.
Grizzly Bears eating moths..
Wouldn't you divide by six...?
Government office attracts the power-mad, yet it's people who just want to be left alone to live life on their own terms who are considered dangerous.
History teaches that it's a small window in which people can fight back before it is too dangerous to fight back.
History teaches that it's a small window in which people can fight back before it is too dangerous to fight back.
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Re: Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country
Around here they walk around on their hind legs You oughta know that, fellow Texan.FWiedner wrote:Here's that IQ thing in action...vancelw wrote:And divide by two.deerwhacker444 wrote:You count the tiny little moth legs in bear doodoo......pwl44m wrote:I saw that on Nature once too, had a hard time believing it till I saw it. Who would have ever thought.
Grizzly Bears eating moths..
Deerwhacker !! So U counted all 40,000 Moths, that's a lotta counting. And how does anyone get that close to a Bear to count Moths anyway.
Wouldn't you divide by six...?
This going to work in teen temperature has me bamboozled. I ought to be out hunting instead of working.
I saw three snow plows Monday and got really confused.
I know some snakes that have two legs.
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Re: Totally, totally 'OT' - for those in Grizzly Country
The Snakes with 2 legs that I see get My attention real Quick. U R showing Your age Vancelw.
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