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10-16-2009, 12:04 AM | #1 |
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Oct 16, 2009: Axolotls
The Axolotl (Ax-oh-lot-ul) are from Mexico. The Aussies call them Mexican Walking Fish, but they aren't fish, they're salamanders, which are amphibians, like frogs and toads.
But who the hell cares about that technical stuff, they're cute (mostly) and edible. They are pretty small, but hot Axolotl soup on a cold rainy day... Mmm Mmm Good. link
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10-16-2009, 05:15 AM | #2 |
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Weird inside-out gills! They don't have to pump water past their gills constantly like fish. But then, I guess their air oh die namics are lagging.
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10-16-2009, 06:43 AM | #3 |
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I bet they'd be good deep fried (lovely crispy external gills)!
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10-16-2009, 08:08 AM | #4 |
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My Xoloitzcuintli ate my Axolotl!
I've been a fan of these critters for many years but never knew that :while the most commonly accepted translation is "water-dog" (from "atl" for water, and "xolotl", which can also mean dog). That ties 2 strong interests together because I am also a fan of the xolo dog.
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10-16-2009, 08:14 AM | #5 |
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They're both Mexican.
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10-16-2009, 09:03 AM | #6 |
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Wow and they come in a wide variety of colors. And as we all know a colorful meal is more appealing.
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10-16-2009, 09:20 AM | #7 |
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Damn illegals!
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10-16-2009, 09:27 AM | #8 |
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Are Mexicans still illegal if... they're still in Mexico?
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10-16-2009, 10:02 AM | #9 |
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I hate these things!
Those little gills get caught between my teeth, kind of like celery strings do. |
10-16-2009, 10:25 AM | #10 |
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I knew I'd run across this word before:
The Axolotl I've never met an Axolotl But Harvard has one in a bottle Perhaps - and at the thought I shiver The very villain from Fall River Where Lizze Borden took an axolotl And gave her mother forty whaxolotl. -- Ogden Nash (of course)
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10-16-2009, 01:09 PM | #12 |
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Awesome, dar!
Well those are cute little things, too!
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10-16-2009, 01:10 PM | #13 |
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Also see Frank Herbert's Dune series
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Quote:
Our high school had some in a tank, cool little critters.
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10-16-2009, 07:11 PM | #15 |
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I remember the axolotl from a segment in The Outer Space Connection.
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