The Cellar

The Cellar (http://cellar.org/index.php)
-   Image of the Day (http://cellar.org/forumdisplay.php?f=10)
-   -   July 23, 2008: Ajolote (http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=17768)

xoxoxoBruce 07-23-2008 12:24 AM

July 23, 2008: Ajolote
 
From Neatorama.
I wonder if that border fence with Mexico, will go down in the ground enough to stop these ugly Ajolotes?

Quote:

Mexican reptile of the genus Bipes. It and several other tropical burrowing species are placed in the Amphisbaenia, a group separate from lizards and snakes among the Squamata. Unlike the others, however, which have no legs, it has a pair of short but well-developed front legs. In line with its burrowing habits, the skull is very solid, the eyes small, and external ears absent.

The scales are arranged in rings, giving the body a wormlike appearance.

http://cellar.org/2008/ajolote.jpg

link

another link

Kolbenfresser 07-23-2008 01:44 AM

Homeland security
 
I dont think the fence is any good. But you guys got Homeland Security, right?

xoxoxoBruce 07-23-2008 02:02 AM

Not yet, but they're spending on it.;)

ZenGum 07-23-2008 03:05 AM

The stretch-limo of the reptile world.

I ajalote of fun thinking that up.

newtimer 07-23-2008 03:57 AM

Anyone here got the recipe for chipotle ajalote? I remember it has a good flavor, but it's kind of bony.

Sundae 07-23-2008 04:52 AM

I don't know why, but this really give me the judders.
Odd, because I like reptiles. Perhaps because it looks like a giant worm (I save them when I see them on the pavement, but I still don't like them much) or perhaps because of the word burrowing. Creepy.

SPUCK 07-23-2008 05:06 AM

And God said, "Watch me make a lizard out of this sna... Yes dear!! Coming!"

binky 07-23-2008 06:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPUCK (Post 470937)
And God said, "Watch me make a lizard out of this sna... Yes dear!! Coming!"


:lol:

binky 07-23-2008 10:53 AM

Just showed my 12 yr old this pic, and as suspected, she says "I want one!!"

(shudder)

sweetwater 07-23-2008 02:27 PM

I was certain this was going to turn out to be from the April (Fools) issue of Discover magazine, but apparently it's real - and from the expression on its face, it looks like it thinks that we are not. :eyebrow:

Cloud 07-23-2008 02:38 PM

yeah, I thought it was fake, too, checked out Snopes and everything. There's a little stub on WikiP--the salamander pic is SO CUTE! but my first thought was . . . there are things still ALIVE in the lake beneath Mexico City????!

monster 07-23-2008 04:53 PM

It's a penis with legs is all.

Sundae 07-23-2008 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster (Post 471049)
It's a penis with legs is all.

That's why it gave me the judders! Thank you.

Cloud 07-23-2008 05:34 PM

not to mention the CLAWS!

monster 07-23-2008 06:57 PM

maybe it's a whale penis?


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:05 PM.

Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.