sick, but funny as HELL

Messy · Post by **Messy** » 08-01-2004 17:32

Onge wrote: Flies aren't animals...And they have no nervous system so they feel no pain and do not understand the concept of being abused...In fact, this simply isn't cruel enough...Still, it's worth a go innit?!

Having no nervous system is not a reason not to call them animals.

They belong to the kingdom of animals, but NOT to the phylum of chordates, meaning they are not characterized by a notochord (nerve chord in english? x_X) and (altho not necessary in the phylum of chordates) a backbone $\o/$
Animals in the phylum of chordates are also sometimes called 'vertebrates'.

Your regular housefly however, belongs to the kingdom of Animalia (meaning it is an animal), the phylum of Arthropeda (dunno if spelled correct ;p), class of insect $\o/$ the order is diptera, it's family is called muscidae..doe..deo..dunno..
It's genus is Musca and species domestica

Musca Domestica $\o/$

It's the silly stuff I remember -.- I'm interested in biology

(and psychology and philosophy $\o/$ )

Onge · Post by **Onge** » 08-01-2004 22:16

Flies are not animals. They're insects. And no scientific stuff will make me change my mind!

Messy · Post by **Messy** » 08-01-2004 22:18

The class of insects belongs to the kingdowm of animals

There are 5 kingdoms: monera (stuff like bacteria), protista (stuff like ameba), fungi(shrooms), plants and animals $\o/$

[1234]Jr · Post by **[1234]Jr** » 08-01-2004 23:04

HUMAN SLAVES! IN AN INSECT NATION! NAAAAAAOOOH OOOHAAHHH!!

Bill Bailey > DavidM > You

fs|Pele · Post by **fs|Pele** » 10-01-2004 22:00

-LyNx- · Post by **-LyNx-** » 10-01-2004 22:23

hi pele $\o/$