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WeebVibe t1_j1yexid wrote
Jesus Christ
CasseyZzZs t1_j1yf6i3 wrote
Soon you'll be ruler of all salamanders.
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kreepysol t1_j1yfvfe wrote
That's honestly so cute
eddie_gonzales1 t1_j1ygm3g wrote
Slime 5
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fraze2000 t1_j1yh8pm wrote
Sorry... which one is the salamander's hand?
No-Customer-2266 t1_j1yhqxe wrote
Awwww, low five 🙌
anon-mally t1_j1yigth wrote
How do we know the human hand is not tiny human hand?
upcountryhermit t1_j1yj9w6 wrote
*^smooch
isecore t1_j1ylp7j wrote
Isn't it technically a paw? Just wondering. It's a cool pic either way.
Kleisidike t1_j1ynv1w wrote
and if I cut off my finger, a new one grows back - what about you Hooman !
Myyke t1_j1ynxt3 wrote
That's a big old boy right there
JnizzleFahShizzle t1_j1yu867 wrote
Slimy paw
Yutanox t1_j1yx0a6 wrote
That's scary how much it looks like a human hand, also, what's that black thing on top of it?
JamarLouis t1_j1yxavz wrote
Atleast he trusted you <3 <3
PA55W0RD t1_j1yxjwm wrote
It is amazing to me that every land living or amphibious animal (including those that returned to water or took to air) that descended from the first fish that ventured onto land still have the basic 4 limb/5 fingers configuration.
That could have so easily have been 6 limbs/more fingers had our common ancestor have been different. Or changed somewhere along the way.... yet we share the same number of limbs/fingers with an amphibian with which our last common ancestor was 350 million years ago.
Edit: To clarify, I am only talking about the ancestors of the first tetrapod which evolved from tetrapod-like fish. Insects and other arthropods conquered land before us.
Many tetrapods have also lost digits and limbs on the way, birds, whales, snakes etc. None however have gained extra limbs or fingers as the norm, even though polydactyl gene mutations are quite common.
einat162 t1_j1yycmd wrote
We found Paris and Janeway's babies.
strippersandcocaine t1_j1yyf5c wrote
Need a banana for scale
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RightConversation461 t1_j1z4l2h wrote
I watched jeremy Wade catch one, they’re awesome.
_DONT_PM_ME_NOTHING t1_j1z5mpb wrote
Apparently a five fingered banana
a-sentient-slav t1_j1z6w1l wrote
Hello, you humans! This is Chief Salamander speaking...
steve329 t1_j1z73tx wrote
The best part was that she was having a bad day and the salamander sensed it and reached out to comfort her.
360noscopeurmom t1_j1z76k5 wrote
Now those are some suckable toes!
eternaldumy t1_j1z7t1p wrote
That’s like a baby hand
Warpslide t1_j1z9eur wrote
Those used to cost 25¢ when I was a kid https://i.imgur.com/3OoKnsV.jpg
Tifoid t1_j1z9zri wrote
What about snakes (no limbs), insects like centipedes and ants (more than 4 limbs), animals with hooves (no fingers)?
Guess you are right for land based mammals … but not “every land living or amphibious animal”.
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Seluin t1_j1zatx3 wrote
My hands look like this… so his hands can look like this
Spare-Competition-91 t1_j1zazn3 wrote
I saw one of those in person. Way larger than I imagined. Looked like if I talked to it, it would give me a quest.
tarrox1992 t1_j1ze8wm wrote
Paws are a mammalian trait. This would technically be a foot.
n0tAgOat t1_j1zj7hl wrote
TinTamarro t1_j1zjbhm wrote
King Andrias: hold my fire sword
TinTamarro t1_j1zjt5s wrote
Insects didn't descend fron fish?????
And snakes lost their limbs but their ancestors still had 4? And horses too?
TinTamarro t1_j1zk1g5 wrote
Better not trust him tho, I heard he's a backstabber
catmaydo t1_j1znbd1 wrote
Of all the shady things Janeway did in violation of the prime directive, abandoning her new-species, warpspeedx11 lizard kids was really one of the worst.
TheRealSnorkel t1_j1zni8h wrote
It’s kind of cute
IAintChoosinThatName t1_j1znkz1 wrote
Quaaaaaaaid
barbermom t1_j1zomcp wrote
Aww! Look at those tiny squishy toes!
isecore t1_j1zonsr wrote
Thanks for clearing that up! +1 informative
NoButThanks t1_j1zplpr wrote
Never did find Paris' tongue though.
Educational-Show-113 t1_j1zt7dn wrote
Has anyone read War with the Newts by Karel Čapek? I say be careful with these Tapa Boys 😑
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EvLokadottr t1_j20cvfa wrote
I ... I wanna hold hands with it.
volpiousraccoon t1_j20fy0b wrote
It should be more like every tetrapod (four-limbed vertebrate that share ancestry with fish) has 4 limbs and 5-ish fingers configuration.
You are correct when you said that there are exceptions to this with some changes in fingers number and some animals with missing/vestigial limbs but the configuration it is generally true for most tetrapods. Some hooved mammals have one or two big fingers for their hooves because they evolved to loose their other digits over time. Marine mammals like whales are still considered therapods even though they do not really have back legs anymore but they still have the five finger configuration. Snakes are still considered tetrapod because their ancestors were reptiles that had all 4 limbs. It's kind of confusing and complicated, but generally the limb configuration is true for land-living vertebrates.
Insects and centipedes are not even vertebrates, so they do not have anatomy similar to tetrapods. It's kind of complicated but really cool to learn about once you get into it.
masterpainimeanbetty t1_j20o6vj wrote
"You's my best fweind."
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Y8ser t1_j20siuh wrote
Wow!
PrincipalFiggins t1_j20vwuz wrote
I always wondered what a second thumb would do for humankind
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kpdrama1991 t1_j212tf7 wrote
That hand looks like the hand of a friend
Fiweezer t1_j2170yl wrote
splomp
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powerwordmaim t1_j217vxi wrote
My mind went to andrias too since he's a giant Chinese salamander
ClitusLickus t1_j21bf3p wrote
Almost had me lol
ClitusLickus t1_j21brl6 wrote
50¢ for me. They're 75¢ now. Idk why they bumped up the prices on that stuff.
qtfrutii t1_j21bsk3 wrote
Show us the rest of it!!
ClitusLickus t1_j21bxaj wrote
Well yeah, they aren't giant for no reason. That's like a collosal squid being Squidward.
ThiccBoiRick t1_j21gjnw wrote
Had me in the first half. Not gonna lie
EnergyCells t1_j21h55h wrote
Thank you I came here looking for this
BlahajMafia t1_j21ivl2 wrote
Girl, this didn't make me aww it made me reach for bleach.
LordSatellite t1_j21vice wrote
Omg paws
IntelligentAmoeba182 t1_j21y2mz wrote
I want to give him a high five
Obvious_Pen3045 t1_j225bn0 wrote
My zoology professor had a theory that the loch Ness minster was a species of salamander.
ThePathUntaken t1_j228z7q wrote
He put his paw right der
ArtisticDragonKing t1_j22b02v wrote
r/lilgrabbies except... Not little
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ofthedappersort t1_j22d8s3 wrote
Aw
These_Hedgehog t1_j22sarx wrote
It's really huge👌👌
Foreign_Power6698 t1_j22x1sv wrote
What? That’s bananas!
xXCzarkkoXx t1_j239mce wrote
sweet
xXCzarkkoXx t1_j239s75 wrote
bruh
Tenaflyrobin t1_j23mhrl wrote
Googled it to see the entire salamander and whoa! It's pretty, um, a face only a mother could love. Yikes!
Classic-Pie-7625 t1_j23sqc0 wrote
I’d like to see the rest of it. Any pictures? (Yes I’m also going to Google images but I’m kind of invested in this specific salamander now)
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