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Fun take on the #biology of the Demogorgon on #StrangerThings !

Demogorgons develop front limbs first. Interestingly, that’s how some #salamanders develop too!

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#Salamanders in the family #Ambystoma (aka mole salamanders) develop their front limbs first as well!

Here is a young marbled salamander #larva showing off its front limbs & frilly external gills. Image
But for #frogs we see the back limbs developing first.

Cool #FrogFacts :

The back legs are visible as they develop on a #tadpole , but the front are hidden under a layer of skin (the operculum).

As the tadpole develops, they BURST out through the skin!

Aliens style 😉
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Behold! A hatchling blue-spotted #salamander (<24 hrs hatched).

In anticipation of #fieldwork with later stage #ambystoma larvae, here's a quick #herpetology quiz:

See those straight things sticking out of its head and downward. What do you think they are? Poll is👇 Image
What are those things sticking out of this #salamander #larva 's head and downward?
There are 4 days on the poll. Tune back in later this week for the answer!
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