Author Topic: Man is the dominant species...what's the #2 spot? (Read 6086 times)

bic_staedtler · « **on:** February 01, 2011, 10:17:32 PM »

Reading about aliens and all that other bullshit made me question, if we're at the top of the food chain, then who fills the spot at #2?

I'm not even sure how to rate the 'top' species other than ours has the ability to destroy all others easily and effectively (with use of tools of course).

...my guess is it's probably not even an animal, but most likely an insect. I dunno, cockroaches?

What about dogs? I mean, due to being "man's best friend" they get a leg up on other species due to the close ties with man, but then again dogs are just wolves that have been fucked up beyond all recognition, after all, by US...the number one life form on earth!

Any guesses? I'm going to say the domesticated dog.

Emmortal · « **Reply #1 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:19:18 PM »

Great white sharks.

Spike · « **Reply #2 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:20:11 PM »

ligers

lion and tiger mix - rules everything on land

or bears maybe

black bears

Lundgren · « **Reply #3 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:21:48 PM »

Without a doubt dogs/wolves, there next in line to take over, they have higher social intelligence scores than chimps. White folk it appears are already giving up on having child, and are adopting dogs instead, Ironically this is causing a dogs fertility rate to be growing while ours is dropping like a turd.

Anyhow this shit is stupid, were hardly on top, a little bacteria could fuck us out of existance in a year.

Master Blaster · « **Reply #4 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:26:02 PM »

your mom

kiwiol · « **Reply #5 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:26:58 PM »

Depends on the environment, since no other organism can dominate other species in more than one ecosystem.

Spike · « **Reply #6 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:33:51 PM »

dominant as far as what tho - inteligence

cause strength wise a fckn silverback would smash magnus ver magnuson str8 up

a gddamn hippopatamus is one of the most aggressive animals in the wild

humans are just smart, puts us at top

but when the world turns to shit only thg left will be cockroaches - la cucaracha

HTexan · « **Reply #7 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:35:29 PM »

Insects are the most abundant animal. But i think #2 should go to the animal that would be on the food top of the food chain if humans were removed from the planet. And fuck mosquitoes so I say mutant cats.

Lundgren · « **Reply #8 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:36:11 PM »

Alright I've changed my mind, one fucking organism tomorrow could end humanity, in a fucking month. Rice something like 80 percent of the worlds calories come from it, we'd be fucked if it dissapeared.

Spike · « **Reply #9 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:37:42 PM »

Quote from: Lundgrenisgod on February 01, 2011, 10:36:11 PM

Alright I've changed my mind, one fucking organism tomorrow could end humanity, in a fucking month. Rice something like 80 percent of the worlds calories come from it, we'd be fucked if it dissapeared.

what I have been sayin

drinkin water is becoming a fckn commodity - this shit is vital to our survival and its gettin a price put on it

Lundgren · « **Reply #10 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:40:06 PM »

Quote from: Spike on February 01, 2011, 10:37:42 PM

what I have been sayin

drinkin water is becoming a fckn commodity - this shit is vital to our survival and its gettin a price put on it

water isn't a species, and rice has billions of organism dependant on it, and unlike other plants it don't need us to keep it going.

MB_722 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:41:00 PM »

2 dog
3 dolphin
4 elephant
5 women
6 eagle
7 crocodile

??

Jadeveon Clowney · « **Reply #12 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:41:54 PM »

Quote from: MB_722 on February 01, 2011, 10:41:00 PM

2 dog
3 dolphin
4 elephant
5 women
6 eagle
7 crocodile

??

An eagle or a crocodile would own a woman.

Spike · « **Reply #13 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:42:50 PM »

Quote from: Lundgrenisgod on February 01, 2011, 10:40:06 PM

water isn't a species, and rice has billions of organism dependant on it, and unlike other plants it don't need us to keep it going.

but all plant life is dependent upon water - if no water NOTHING would exist

70% of earth is water

water is more than species it is species god of hormona

HTexan · « **Reply #14 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:43:23 PM »

Quote from: Spike on February 01, 2011, 10:42:50 PM

but all plant life is dependent upon water - if no water NOTHING would exist

70% of earth is water

water is more than species it is species god of hormona

sun?

Lundgren · « **Reply #15 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:45:46 PM »

Quote from: Spike on February 01, 2011, 10:42:50 PM

but all plant life is dependent upon water - if no water NOTHING would exist

70% of earth is water

water is more than species it is species god of hormona

Water is a molecule if your looking at it that way, Hydrogen makes up like 90 percent of the universe so it trumps all.

bic_staedtler · « **Reply #16 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:46:14 PM »

I was thinking perhaps moquitoes, but they're pretty fragile.

I suppose because we have the intelligence, that's what secures us at the top. And since nature, by its 'nature' (har!), doesn't allow for 'dominant' species..at least one that crosses environments like mentioned earlier. Dinosaurs, I guess. And we know how that turned out.

So I suppose there might not be a #2, at least not in the manner that 'we' are #1.

IT'S GOOD TO BE KING!

That is all.

#1 Klaus fan · « **Reply #17 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:51:52 PM »

Viruses. They can fuck everything up, and they are not even alive, they're like zombies.

Spike · « **Reply #18 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:53:25 PM »

Quote from: Lundgrenisgod on February 01, 2011, 10:45:46 PM

Water is a molecule if your looking at it that way, Hydrogen makes up like 90 percent of the universe so it trumps all.

nice lundgren

i like your styles

clownbaby · « **Reply #19 on:** February 01, 2011, 11:10:56 PM »

OBVIOUSLY TARANTULAS

cephissus · « **Reply #20 on:** February 01, 2011, 11:28:00 PM »

woman.

Meso_z · « **Reply #21 on:** February 01, 2011, 11:56:41 PM »

ANTS.

Parker · « **Reply #22 on:** February 02, 2011, 12:29:02 AM »

Dolphins, Killer Whales. Alll have complicated and complex social structures and languages that we can't figure out. Plus they have sonar, they can figure out if a person has a tumor or a child

Chimps and Bonobos, both have high intelligence, and social structures, and use tools, unlike dogs, who basically act like 3 yr olds. And dogs stay that way. Lots of couple Lundred get dogs as "practice children", not because they can't have kids, but because they unconsciously are practicing with the dogs or because they don't want to be alone.

Figo · « **Reply #23 on:** February 02, 2011, 02:30:12 AM »

tasmanian devil

in any environment, fuck anything up. doesnt need sunlight, water or oxygen. fierce, fierce creature.

Jadeveon Clowney · « **Reply #24 on:** February 02, 2011, 02:35:30 AM »

Quote from: Figo on February 02, 2011, 02:30:12 AM

doesnt need sunlight, water or oxygen.

just needs a regular supply of guano to survive. impressive, impressive recycler.