They will completely devour their siblings given the chance, not just eat their legs. Generally juvenile behaviour from them, once they have grown up they don't usually eat each other. Freshly hatched don't either for the first few weeks to months.
Plus especially in the wild, not having legs is going to put you at quite a disadvantage. They can eventually grow back but its not like its good for them.
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Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 90 pts · 329d
They will completely devour their siblings given the chance, not just eat their legs. Generally juvenile behaviour from them, once they have grown up they don't usually eat each other. Freshly hatched don't either for the first few weeks to months.
Plus especially in the wild, not having legs is going to put you at quite a disadvantage. They can eventually grow back but its not like its good for them.
fossilesque@mander.xyz · 18 pts · 329d
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 328d
Do they not do it as newborns just because they're unable to yet? Will they kind of teeth on siblings until they're strong enough to chomp?
InvalidName2@lemmy.zip · 41 pts · 329d
Today I learned I might be an axolotl with siblings because my grocery bill is costing me an arm and a leg.
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 29 pts · 329d
This can’t be efficient.
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works · 27 pts · 329d
It’s not.
They’re not sharing … they’re cannibalizing each other due to scarce resources.
Just they’re lucky that if their shallow pool floods and they make it to a larger cenote they can hopefully survive.
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 329d
Oh I had just woken up and thought they were eating their own limbs.
aislopmukbang@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 329d
icelimit@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 329d
Do they not feel pain or any dislike to being partially eaten?
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 329d
My older brother would've eaten me and my mother wouldn't even shred a tear 🥲
vatlark@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 329d
Xad-xolotl
90s_hacker@reddthat.com · 7 pts · 329d
That's so adorably fucked up
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 328d
In the words of Jimmy Olsen, JESUS CHRIST.
jol@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 329d
https://youtube.com/shorts/OvD30K-KN3k
standarduser@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 329d
Mazel tov 👏👏👏