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  • Byokan
    Treeleaf Priest
    • Apr 2014
    • 4289

    Way cool.

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    • Troy
      Member
      • Sep 2013
      • 1318

      Salamanders at the dentist office. They look like fish with legs


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      • Byokan
        Treeleaf Priest
        • Apr 2014
        • 4289

        Originally posted by Troy
        Salamanders at the dentist office. They look like fish with legs


        Sat2day
        Little dragons!

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        • Jundo
          Treeleaf Founder and Priest
          • Apr 2006
          • 40470

          The Chinese-Japanese Giant Salamander. Yes, they eat them.

          Looks like the creatures from "Stranger Things", for any fans. Nonetheless, all beautiful in their way.



          Giant Salamander (Organism Classification), Japan (Country), Salamander (Animal)


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          • Jakuden
            Member
            • Jun 2015
            • 6141

            Originally posted by Troy
            Salamanders at the dentist office. They look like fish with legs


            Sat2day
            Isn't that a mudpuppy? And those are external gills? I found them super fascinating for some reason in college vertebrate anatomy.
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            • Kotei
              Dharma Transmitted Priest
              • Mar 2015
              • 4189

              Originally posted by Jakuden
              Isn't that a mudpuppy? And those are external gills? I found them super fascinating for some reason in college vertebrate anatomy.
              My first thought was "Axolotl" (Ambystoma mexicanum), these being leucistic (albino, but black eyes).
              If I remember right, the mudpuppy has done it's metamorphosis partly, but kept the external gills. The Axolotl is technically a mature larvae, without paedo-metamorphosis? But that may be both the same... Can't remember exactly.
              I know Axolotl for being an object of research regarding regeneration. They can not only regenerate legs and tail and stuff, but also organs, even partially heart and brain.

              Thank you all for posting the pics and showing a glimpse of your world.

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              Last edited by Kotei; 11-09-2017, 06:14 AM.
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              • Jakuden
                Member
                • Jun 2015
                • 6141

                Originally posted by Kotei
                My first thought was "Axolotl" (Ambystoma mexicanum), these being leucistic (albino, but black eyes).
                If I remember right, the mudpuppy has done it's metamorphosis partly, but kept the external gills. The Axolotl is technically a mature larvae, without paedo-metamorphosis? But that may be both the same... Can't remember exactly.
                I know Axolotl for being an object of research regarding regeneration. They can not only regenerate legs and tail and stuff, but also organs, even partially heart and brain.

                Thank you all for posting the pics and showing a glimpse of your world.

                Gassho,
                Kotei sat/lah today.
                Ah yes! Neoteny! A wave of geeky Biology nostalgia, thank you!

                Gassho,
                Jakuden
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                • Troy
                  Member
                  • Sep 2013
                  • 1318

                  Random Photo Thread

                  When I did a google search, it came up with Axolotl as Kotei mentioned. Wikipedia said yes those are gils sprouting from its head which I found fascinating. Why would a vital organ evolve in such a vulnerable spot?


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                  • Kotei
                    Dharma Transmitted Priest
                    • Mar 2015
                    • 4189

                    Originally posted by Troy
                    Why would a vital organ evolve in such a vulnerable spot?
                    I am too, fascinated by them. Every spring, thousands are swimming through my garden pond.
                    Not these of course, but their small (< 10cm) cousins. Normally they develop quite fast, develop lungs and leave the water into the woods.
                    Maybe it's not so bad giving some gills away, when you can regrow them quite fast. Maybe there is an advantage in that Mexican lake, they came from, for not developing lungs and staying in the water instead.
                    When you give the Axolotl the missing thyroid hormones, they develop lungs and remove the gills, leaving water like the giant cousin from Japan.

                    Something completely different (but also external gills), but as this is about pictures...
                    I've kept a 1m long, fish hunting, marine worm for some years as a 'pet' (of course not in this bucket).
                    In the attached pic, there are also external gills (between the 'legs').

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                    Gassho,
                    Kotei sat/lah today.
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                    • Troy
                      Member
                      • Sep 2013
                      • 1318

                      Random Photo Thread

                      Wow cool worm! Look at all those tiny gills


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                      • Kyonin
                        Dharma Transmitted Priest
                        • Oct 2010
                        • 6749

                        Axolotl!

                        They are very dear little animals here in Mexico. We love them because the are always smiling and in a good mood. Plus they are super cute and make wonderful Pokemon!

                        Gassho,

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                        • Eishuu

                          Cool salamander/fish with leg things!

                          Here is a photo of my cat Merlin an hour after we doubled his insulin dose - totally sparko and blissed out...

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                          • Jishin
                            Member
                            • Oct 2012
                            • 4821

                            Outside my window this Morning:

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                            • Jundo
                              Treeleaf Founder and Priest
                              • Apr 2006
                              • 40470

                              My Daughter Chao Chao's 7-5-3 (Shichi-Go-San) celebration yesterday ... with wife and mother-in-law. Whole family came out.


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                              Shichi-go-san
                              FESTIVAL, JAPAN

                              Shichi-go-san, (Japanese: “Seven-Five-Three”), one of the most important festivals for Japanese children, observed annually on November 15. On this date girls of three and seven years of age and boys of five years of age are taken by their parents to the Shintō shrine of their tutelary deity to offer thanks for having reached their respective ages and to invoke blessings for the future. In former times the day was also marked by five-year-old boys of the samurai class being dressed in a hakama (pleated, divided skirt) and presented to their respective feudal lords, seven-year-old girls wearing the formal obi (stiff sash), and the three-year-old girls having their hair arranged on top of their heads, all for the first time.
                              Shichi go san is a cherished Japanese festival that celebrates the milestones of children at the ages of three, five, and seven. Held annually throughout November, but especially on November 15th, this traditional event provides a unique lens into the cultural values, family traditions, and religious aspects interwoven into Japanese society. Shichi go san honors the growth and well-being of 3 and 7-year-old girls, and 5-year-old (sometimes 3-year-old) boys. While not a national holiday, families commonly observe it on the nearest weekend to accommodate busy modern schedules. The festival's roots trace back to the Heian period, when it began amongst court nobles before spreading to samurai and commoners in later eras. 

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                              • RichardH
                                Member
                                • Nov 2011
                                • 2800

                                congratulations!


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