Sealife, Cactus and Adaptation

Barefoot_Ted · Post by **Barefoot_Ted** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 9:12 pm

When I look at cactus, I can't help but notice that they look like many different sea creatures and plants that I have encountered.

Is there a connection?

For example, did cactus adapt to land as seas shallowed and then disappeared?

Very curious.

Best, Barefoot Ted

ihc6480 · Post by **ihc6480** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 12:06 am

Don't know about my cactus looking like sea creatures

. But if they do then you have definitely seen some odd sea creatures that can definitely inflict some pain

.

Bill

Post by **daiv** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 2:42 am

Bill take a look at these two:

http://www.cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus ... s=asterias

and

http://www.arubahouse.com/images/Hugh%2 ... n%201L.jpg

Neat, huh? However Barefoot Ted, I would have to say that the similarities are not from a direct connection. I do a lot of reading on "Origins" and I know that both of the major viewpoints (natural or supernatural) do not think there's a link between cacti and the creatures of the sea.

Daiv
PS. I subscribe to the supernatural explaination of origins although that's a whole other topic.

ihc6480 · Post by **ihc6480** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:19 am

Yup, pretty neat indeed Daiv. Similarities between two completely different things can be amazing sometimes.