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Old 07-23-2008, 12:24 AM   #1
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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?

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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.


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Old 07-23-2008, 01:44 AM   #2
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Homeland security

I dont think the fence is any good. But you guys got Homeland Security, right?
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Old 07-23-2008, 02:02 AM   #3
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Not yet, but they're spending on it.
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Old 07-23-2008, 03:05 AM   #4
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The stretch-limo of the reptile world.

I ajalote of fun thinking that up.
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Old 07-23-2008, 03:57 AM   #5
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Anyone here got the recipe for chipotle ajalote? I remember it has a good flavor, but it's kind of bony.
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Old 07-23-2008, 04:52 AM   #6
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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.
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Old 07-23-2008, 05:06 AM   #7
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And God said, "Watch me make a lizard out of this sna... Yes dear!! Coming!"
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Old 07-23-2008, 06:16 AM   #8
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And God said, "Watch me make a lizard out of this sna... Yes dear!! Coming!"

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Old 07-23-2008, 10:53 AM   #9
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Just showed my 12 yr old this pic, and as suspected, she says "I want one!!"

(shudder)
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Old 07-23-2008, 02:27 PM   #10
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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.
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Old 07-23-2008, 02:38 PM   #11
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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????!
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Old 07-23-2008, 04:53 PM   #12
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It's a penis with legs is all.
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It's a penis with legs is all.
That's why it gave me the judders! Thank you.
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Old 07-23-2008, 05:34 PM   #14
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not to mention the CLAWS!
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Old 07-23-2008, 06:57 PM   #15
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maybe it's a whale penis?
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