when you say fun.. are you refering to the potential of dismembered body parts and large explosions that could be see from teh next planet over???? or fun as in watching the dancers and handing them my hard earned money?
To properly envision a sandrat trap, first crossbreed a wolverine with an armadillo. Add porcupine quills. Make the result about four feet long and three feet high at the shoulder. Give it quick reflexes and make it capable of ground-speed bursts up to 15 MPH. Then transplant the psychotically aggressive, utterly fearless personality of a honey badger. You now have one sandrat. Oh, by the way, they're active predators that hunt in packs.
Now you can begin to imagine what kind of mechanism you need if you want to catch one relatively intact, rather than shooting the damn thing with a chaingun from an aircraft, like a sensible person.
Why would ANYONE want a sandrat alive? I mean, is there something they are good for besides fertilizer? ::Gets out the chaingun:: If so tell me now, before it becomes a mute point.
Also, from a biosphere perspective, they weed out the slow, weak, injured, and stupid among the prey species, as well as acting as a check on the numbers of larger predators. A pack of sufficiently-motivated sandrats can kill a juvenile scythe lizard. (It has to be REALLY GOOD motivation. Scythe lizards are surprisingly attentive and very protective parents.)
(I should start writing out full-on bestiary articles or something, shouldn't I.)
Here perhaps? Comics 571-575 cover the subject too.
That is a kind offer. Not to mention CeCi doesn't seem to be ready to break his wrist when he touches her!
CeCi can uncover her 'cover functions' and completely distract Mr. Breaker from whatever it is that he is up to!
I don't have any links off-hand, but I'm sure you can find some if you haven't already
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Now you can begin to imagine what kind of mechanism you need if you want to catch one relatively intact, rather than shooting the damn thing with a chaingun from an aircraft, like a sensible person.
Also, from a biosphere perspective, they weed out the slow, weak, injured, and stupid among the prey species, as well as acting as a check on the numbers of larger predators. A pack of sufficiently-motivated sandrats can kill a juvenile scythe lizard. (It has to be REALLY GOOD motivation. Scythe lizards are surprisingly attentive and very protective parents.)
(I should start writing out full-on bestiary articles or something, shouldn't I.)
Don't worry, at least 2 people have made it thru the fire swamp, alive.