Caecilians are long-bodied, limbless amphibians that look similar to earthworms because of segmental rings around their body. Although they are not exactly amphibian-looking, their bones, teeth, fat bodies and other structures show that they are related to salamanders and frogs.
Some caecilian species engage in a little-studied behaviour called ‘skin feeding’, where newly born babies use specialised ‘skin scraping’ teeth to pull at their mother’s nutrient-laden flesh to fatten themselves up.
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What are we looking at?
Caecilians are long-bodied, limbless amphibians that look similar to earthworms because of segmental rings around their body. Although they are not exactly amphibian-looking, their bones, teeth, fat bodies and other structures show that they are related to salamanders and frogs.
They've also developed venom resistance FIFTEEN times (source) and are themselves possibly the only venomous amphibians (source)
Wasn't it also recently discovered that they make milk too?
Yes. It's rather graphic.
That’s… concerningly phrased…
Yeah, I need more information before I look this up, but I’m so curious
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00686-5
They also produce milk for their young.
Never go up against a caecilian when death is on the line!
Thaethilian?
Where can I see their face?
Here you go https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/creatura-blog/2019/05/caecilians-are-weirdly-adorable/
Wtf
Thanks! Oh they are adorable.
ah yes the xxx milk worms do have a nice face
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