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submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What are we looking at?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Caecilians are long-bodied, limbless amphibians that look similar to earthworms because of segmental rings around their body. Although they are not exactly amphibian-looking, their bones, teeth, fat bodies and other structures show that they are related to salamanders and frogs.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

They've also developed venom resistance FIFTEEN times (source) and are themselves possibly the only venomous amphibians (source)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Wasn't it also recently discovered that they make milk too?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes. It's rather graphic.

[–] gravitas_deficiency 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That’s… concerningly phrased…

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I need more information before I look this up, but I’m so curious

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

is there any way i can get a non-paywalled version?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I wonder if there are any species that both produce milk and give birth to live offspring. Just channeling my inner Diogenes…

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

They also produce milk for their young.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Never go up against a caecilian when death is on the line!

[–] benderbeerman 1 points 8 months ago

Thaethilian?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Where can I see their face?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Some caecilian species engage in a little-studied behaviour called ‘skin feeding’, where newly born babies use specialised ‘skin scraping’ teeth to pull at their mother’s nutrient-laden flesh to fatten themselves up.

Wtf

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Thanks! Oh they are adorable.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The babies are cute :3

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Look at their little eyes ._.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

ah yes the xxx milk worms do have a nice face

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Did looking at this image grosse you out ? it's actually nothing compared to the fucking thumbnails of 'recommended videos' I saw by just searching regular stuff on YouTube. Don't allow your kids near this app, ever!

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