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From: jqb@netcom.com (Jim Balter)
Subject: Re: Computers--Next stage in evolution? Hmmmmmm.....
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In article <vlsi_libD3sxuI.I2G@netcom.com>,
Gerard Malecki <vlsi_lib@netcom.com> wrote:
>In article <3heu1i$d9g@newsbf02.news.aol.com> loudot@aol.com (LouDot) writes:
>>Just remember this... cockroaches are the only species predicted to
>>survive a nuclear holocost; and, have been around since prehistoric times.
>
>
>Not really. A host of other insects (including wasps, ants, bugs and their
>like), not counting many forms of micro-organisms and marine life are
>also well equipped to survive a nuclear holocaust. In general, the simpler
>and smaller the organism, the better its chances of survival. Mammals and
>birds would probably fare the worst.

One interesting fact about radiation and fallout is that insects are very
resistant and birds are very susceptible.  This gives new dimensions to the
word "pestilence".





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