Thorn? Tooth? Claw?
09-04-06, 10:13 PM
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Thorn? Tooth? Claw?
I was out biking on a trail near the Mississippi River in Coon Rapids, MN, when suddenly my rear tire was flat. After some investigation, I found this sticking through my tire and tube:
Anyone know what it is?
Anyone know what it is?
09-04-06, 10:24 PM
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my money on thorn
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09-04-06, 11:04 PM
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Front fang (left) from juvenile tawny-crested bandicoot..shed to allow larger adult fang to grow. Good thing you weren't around if it still had it's right fang.
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stingray barb?
09-05-06, 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Blazinall91
stingray barb?
Your lucky it didnt hit you in the chest.
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09-05-06, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by wethepeople
Your lucky it didnt hit you in the chest.
09-06-06, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by junkyard
chupacabra tooth
09-06-06, 10:58 AM
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Heh, if it's a tooth, that animal needs to go to the dentist! I'd be worried if my teeth were green. Definitely a thorn. A deadly, poisonous thorn.
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Originally Posted by highrevs
haha, you have to be on the look out for those goat suckers.
