why gills?

[ducksterman]

You know we have to give Gary LaFontaine a lot of credit for his underwater studies... but I've wondered....he was looking through human eyes ...do we really know that's how fish see the things he saw????

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[Royal Wulff]

RW here,

The question: Why Gills?

The answer: Why not?

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[ducksterman]

RW,
The pragmatic answer...

If worthless ...then save the step...

Actually, I'm with you....

I receive the "National Geographic" Channel, on my cable TV service, and they had a show on fish coloration. Some fish (especially saltwater fish), have the ability to see in the ultraviolet range. Also some fish with their colorful markings cause them to be camouflaged if their by their colorful markings if it is seen in the ultraviolet light range.

Amazingly some fish have body markings patterns that protect them, when viewed in ultraviolet, yet the fish with the markings does not possess ultraviolet sight. Very strange.......

So some fish can see an object in visible light and in ultraviolet, some can only see things in visible light, yet use the aspects of ultraviolet light for protection....

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Swam three little fishies and a mama fishie too
"Swim" said the mama fishie, "Swim if you can"
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[This message has been edited by Steven H. McGarthwaite (edited 22 July 2005).]

[rrhyne56]

I suggest going down to Wal-Mart and looking at the dying fish in the aquarium section. That might give a better idea of how to pattern a fly that looks like an easy mark to a hungry fish.

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[zimrx17]

Did you mean the greeters at the Wal-Mart? Sorry.
Drew

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A bum-legged old man and a drunk. That's all you got?
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[ducksterman]

Now Drew,



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