the place where people preoccupied with mexican water salamanders come to die
I have a REQUEMP for all of y’all. From now on every Friday I’ll feature a different (non-axolotl) aquatic creature, so send in your suggestions for who you’d like to see. Likewise, axolotl related requests, submissions and questions are always open!
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I drew myself as an Axolotl for the Animal Crossing Rp in TegakiE :>
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Axolotl
You can learn more on this amphibian called axolotl on http://www.axolotl.org/ . This one is in the same family than the tiger salamander. The only place on earth you can find those one are at Lake Xochimilco in Mexico.
axolotl is fully capable of complete limb re-growth.
The Axolotl is a fascinating creature for a number of reasons, including its grotesque appearance, its ability to regenerate, and primarily the fact that it exhibits the phenomenon known as neoteny. Ordinarily, amphibians undergo metamorphosis from egg to larva (the tadpole of a frog is a larva), and finally to adult form. 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. Another term to describe this state is “perennibranchiate”. The animal is completely aquatic, and although it does possess rudimentary lungs, it breathes primarily through its gills and to a lesser extent, its skin.
An AXOLOTL for justlikesoup.
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