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23 February 2006

Axolotl! OMG! →[More:]Cool, cute critters

post by: essexjan at: 17:52 | 10 comments

Cute? That thing is scary as hell.

posted by puke & cry 23 February | 18:08

The Axolotl, along with a number of other amphibians, remains in its larval form throughout its life. This means that it retains its gills and fins, and it doesn't develop the protruding eyes, eyelids and characteristics of other adult salamanders. It grows much larger than a normal larval salamander, and it reaches sexual maturity in this larval stage.

Axolotls. I love saying the name. Axolotl.

posted by porpoise 23 February | 18:31

Very Cool!
They have little hands and lungs on the ouside.

posted by jelly 23 February | 18:40

Nice picture. Thanxolotl.

posted by ooga_booga 23 February | 18:43

mudpuppie meets Animal from the Muppets!

Oh, and "thanxolotl" made me snarf.

posted by Specklet 23 February | 18:46

You mean it made you axoLOL?

posted by jrossi4r 23 February | 18:47

scary. i think i'm going to cry.

posted by flopsy 23 February | 19:16

Gah!

posted by bmarkey 23 February | 19:36

i'm picturing a tattooed, heroin-addled axlotl rose slithering around in front of the microphone.

posted by shane 23 February | 19:56

I was expecting an atlatl.

That thing... wasn't.

posted by occhiblu 24 February | 00:14

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