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.
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.
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Eheran@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y
What are we looking at?
NegativeInf@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 2y
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.
Chestnut@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 2y
They've also developed venom resistance FIFTEEN times (source) and are themselves possibly the only venomous amphibians (source)
Cort@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
Wasn't it also recently discovered that they make milk too?
fossilesque@mander.xyz · 10 pts · 2y
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 2y
That’s… concerningly phrased…
idiomaddict@feddit.de · 3 pts · 2y
Yeah, I need more information before I look this up, but I’m so curious
Chestnut@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00686-5
hugetechnerd@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
They also produce milk for their young.
owenfromcanada@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
Never go up against a caecilian when death is on the line!
benderbeerman@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
Thaethilian?
boogetyboo@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Where can I see their face?
boogetyboo@aussie.zone · 15 pts · 2y
Here you go https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/creatura-blog/2019/05/caecilians-are-weirdly-adorable/
Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 2y
Wtf
boogetyboo@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Thanks! Oh they are adorable.
_lilith@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
ah yes the xxx milk worms do have a nice face
Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 2y
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