Post by Supercommunist on Sept 8, 2020 13:05:12 GMT 5
Ankylosaurs and Glyptodont are probaly the most famous and succesful users of blunta trauma based weapons but there exist other examples.
The almost flightless steamer ducksa are known to bludgeon other birds to death with their wings:
sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/condor/v087n01/p0087-p0091.pdf
On carnivora there were some dicussions on how effective a monitor lizard's was as a weapon, some argue they could break another animal's limb with its tail others argued it was basically useless in a serious fight. I am of the opinion that a lizard's tail is like a punch, usually a strike will not inflict any bone damage but it can be debiliating and daze an opponent.
In the video below, is a rare example of a monitor that may have seriously injured a dogs foot with a tail thwack.
7:45
And of course there is the infamous mantis shrimp:
The almost flightless steamer ducksa are known to bludgeon other birds to death with their wings:
On 11 November, Storer found two fresh carcasses of female Red Shovelers on the southern shore of Laguna de la Nevada; both were exceedingly fat and showed no obvious outward cause for mortality. One bird was in full wing molt. Then, on 25 November, at a nearby lake named Laguna Blanchillo, Nuechterlein observed a male steamer-duck catch and kill a molting adult shoveler. In this attack, which lasted over 3.5 min, the steamer-duck grabbed the shoveler by the neck and pounded its body with his wing knobs. As in intraspecific fights, the steamer-duck was nearly stationary and upright in the water, with wings spread (Fig. 3a). Several meters away, a female steamer-duck displayed excitedly, calling and Stretching (Fig. la) repeatedly. At intervals, the male steamer-duck pulled the shoveler beneath the surface, then raised it up again and renewed the wing-beating. After approximately 2 min, the male steamer-duck was distracted by the female and displayed with her. Within 30 s, he returned to the shoveler, grabbed it by the neck, and again beat it another 15-20 times with its wings. He then released the limp body of the shoveler, pecked at it, and released it again. Turning to the female, he joined her in calling repeatedly while she Stretched. A full minute later, after the steamer-ducks had left, the shoveler raised its head and began struggling toward shore. As the shoveler moved, the steamer-duck pair again approached within 2 m, the female in the lead, but then swam off. The crippled shoveler eventually reached shore, where it died 15 min later. Examination of the specimen disclosed several broken bones, hemorrhages in the lower neck region, and massive internal bleeding at the base of the right leg. The skin was not broken, but there was obvious subcutaneous evidence of bites on the head, back, tail and left hip. The bird was fat, weighed 675 g, and was in full wing molt.
sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/condor/v087n01/p0087-p0091.pdf
On carnivora there were some dicussions on how effective a monitor lizard's was as a weapon, some argue they could break another animal's limb with its tail others argued it was basically useless in a serious fight. I am of the opinion that a lizard's tail is like a punch, usually a strike will not inflict any bone damage but it can be debiliating and daze an opponent.
In the video below, is a rare example of a monitor that may have seriously injured a dogs foot with a tail thwack.
7:45
And of course there is the infamous mantis shrimp:
