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postnatural: Ringed Caecilian (Siphonops annulatus)

Interesting fact you didn’t want to know: when caecilian nestlings are hungry, they start feasting on their mother’s outer layer of skin for a full seven minutes; then they take a break for three days while she regrows the layer. This phenomenon is known as maternal dermatophagy.

Find out more about caecilians:

http://rhamphotheca.tumblr.com/tagged/caecilians

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    … I want one for some reason. I just… want one really bad now.
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    AJ, AJ, AJ. IT’S BEEF AS A BABY! 8D
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    wow they look like a cross between an eel and a millipede.
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    IT LOOKS LIKE AN EARTHWORM AND A SNAKE AT THE SAME TIME HHHHHH
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    AaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH THE BABY ONE.
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