Tough desert mouse eats scorpions and howls at the moon

[warrior1]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/12/tough-desert-mouse-eats-scorpions-and-howls-at-the-moon/

Holy jimmy!!!

species of mouse that lives in the Southwestern deserts of the U.S. eats scorpions and other living things, hunts by night and howls at the moon. According to New Scientist, the grasshopper mouse (Onychomys torridus) will eat crickets, tarantulas, even other rodents.

Even the fearsome Arizona bark scorpion is not safe from the grasshopper mouse. New Scientist said, “It fights bravely, stinging its attacker on the nose. To no avail. The mouse ignores the painful venom and cruelly breaks the scorpion’s tail by pummelling it into the ground, then bites its head and feasts on its flesh.”

From virtually the day they are born, grasshopper mice are what New Scientist calls “natural killers.” Even baby mice, which are called pups, raised in captivity learn quickly how to take down and eat prey much larger than themselves.

Grasshopper mice don’t dig their own burrows, but take over burrows constructed by other mice and forcibly evict the original residents. When food is scarce, they will turn to other rodents for food, including mice of their own species.

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[In_The_Wind]

1. That's the mouse that roared.

Teh grasshopper mouse only sounds cute.

[graywarrior]

2. It's so freakin cute!

[arcane1]

3. Humankind should keep a watchful eye on them, for they are prime candidates to replace us

[Brigid]

4. That definitely got my cat Brigid's attention!

She was asleep beside me, and when she heard that sound, she nearly jumped out of her skin! I had to hold her and pet her to calm her down.

[Angry Dragon]

8. You and your cat have the same name??

[Brigid]

10. She graciously allows me to use her name as a screen name.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. Mine opened his eyes and flicked his ears.

Now he looks worried.

[warrior1]

5. lol

[formercia]

6. NeoCon Mouse.

When things get tough, eat your own.

[Duer 157099]

7. Uh oh. How soon before there are weremice?

:shudder:

[johnsolaris]

11. The Desert is a harsh misstress

Hi,

In the Desert it is "Kill or be Killed". Everything is hunting everyone and Survival is the only concern all living creatures.

[nolabear]

12. Can the Mousie Apocalypse be far away?

That's some little teakettle!

[Rincewind]

13. I, for one,

welcome our new mouse overlords.

[denbot]

14. That mousie would scare the piss out of our kitties..

Our male, a big bruiser named Dingo gets freaked out by squirrels when they bark at him. A mouse doing it would unhinge him.

[Moondog]

15. The real world Muad'Dib