Tail + tail from another cat hiding to the rear.
Or maybe mommy is leaning over the kitten, just behind the curtain.
StevoRsays
Given the effectiveness of Felis domesticus</> as a highly effective predator, I don’t know that this or any hybrid Felis arachnidis actually does need any more eyes though it does have me wondering if binoculoar vision applies to those with more than two oculae – octacular vision? Decoular vision? Then there’s the vision of trilobites..
Walter Solomonsays
Spider-Cat, Spider-Cat…
christophsays
@ Walter Solomon, # 3: Damn, I was going to say that. : )
muttpupdadsays
Being developed in order to keep the Drop Bears in line.
birgerjohanssonsays
Walter Solomon @ 3
Christoph @ 4
GM the gecko “setae” into the pads at the cat’s paws and you get this effect!
Advantage: the moggies no longer need to trash the drapes with their claws to climb to the ceiling.
birgerjohanssonsays
Muttpupdad @ 5
To chase the drop bears from tree to tree the spidercats need skin membranes between fore and aft legs so they can do the flying squirrel thing.
birgerjohanssonsays
StevoR @ 2
Extra eyes with receptors for near UV (like birds and reptiles) or near IR (like some bacteria).
Amphibious cats obviously needs one pair of eyes to look just above the water surface and another pair to look underwater at the same time.
Extra limbs: I don’t know if centauroid cats would have an advantage. Maybe making rude gestures at dogs while running from them?
birgerjohansson says
Tail + tail from another cat hiding to the rear.
Or maybe mommy is leaning over the kitten, just behind the curtain.
StevoR says
Given the effectiveness of Felis domesticus</> as a highly effective predator, I don’t know that this or any hybrid Felis arachnidis actually does need any more eyes though it does have me wondering if binoculoar vision applies to those with more than two oculae – octacular vision? Decoular vision? Then there’s the vision of trilobites..
Walter Solomon says
Spider-Cat, Spider-Cat…
christoph says
@ Walter Solomon, # 3: Damn, I was going to say that. : )
muttpupdad says
Being developed in order to keep the Drop Bears in line.
birgerjohansson says
Walter Solomon @ 3
Christoph @ 4
GM the gecko “setae” into the pads at the cat’s paws and you get this effect!
Advantage: the moggies no longer need to trash the drapes with their claws to climb to the ceiling.
birgerjohansson says
Muttpupdad @ 5
To chase the drop bears from tree to tree the spidercats need skin membranes between fore and aft legs so they can do the flying squirrel thing.
birgerjohansson says
StevoR @ 2
Extra eyes with receptors for near UV (like birds and reptiles) or near IR (like some bacteria).
Amphibious cats obviously needs one pair of eyes to look just above the water surface and another pair to look underwater at the same time.
Extra limbs: I don’t know if centauroid cats would have an advantage. Maybe making rude gestures at dogs while running from them?
Autobot Silverwynde says
Me, an intellectual: WILL ABSOLUTELY PET!!
numerobis says
Is that not obviously just a set of nested Russian Cats?
nomdeplume says
Not enough legs – silly PZ…
birgerjohansson says
Almost certainly an adult cat above and behind the kitty, but obscured by the curtain.
StevoR says
@11. nomdeplume : Well, we’re not seeing the whole creature there so there might actually be more legs behind that curtain!
StevoR says
@ 12 birgerjohansson :Only almost certainly?
So it could be an actual mutant, multi-legged spider-cat hybrid of some sort then ya reckon?
landdownunder says
PZ,
Not sure how to send you this.I dont have X or any of that stuff and dont know your e-mail address. Anyways thought this article about the funnel web would interest you.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-04/lethal-sydney-funnel-web-spider-hercules-sets-record-for-largest/103286268
Regards
From Oz