July 23, 2008: Ajolote

xoxoxoBruce · 07-23-2008, 12:24 AM

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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Kolbenfresser · 07-23-2008, 01:44 AM

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

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Originally Posted by SPUCK

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

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.

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

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Originally Posted by monster

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?

07-23-2008, 01:44 AM	#2
Kolbenfresser Wiseacre Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Good old Germany Posts: 35	Homeland security I dont think the fence is any good. But you guys got Homeland Security, right? __________________ In cauda venenum.

07-23-2008, 02:02 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Not yet, but they're spending on it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-23-2008, 03:05 AM	#4
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	The stretch-limo of the reptile world. I ajalote of fun thinking that up. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

07-23-2008, 10:53 AM	#9
binky all hollowed out Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Posts: 982	Just showed my 12 yr old this pic, and as suspected, she says "I want one!!" (shudder) __________________ The meanest Mom EVER!!!!

07-23-2008, 02:27 PM	#10
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	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. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

07-23-2008, 03:57 AM	#5
newtimer Operations Operative Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 479	Anyone here got the recipe for chipotle ajalote? I remember it has a good flavor, but it's kind of bony.

07-23-2008, 04:52 AM	#6
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	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.

07-23-2008, 05:06 AM	#7
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	And God said, "Watch me make a lizard out of this sna... Yes dear!! Coming!"

07-23-2008, 02:38 PM	#11
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	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????! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

07-23-2008, 04:53 PM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	It's a penis with legs is all. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-23-2008, 05:34 PM	#14
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	not to mention the CLAWS! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

07-23-2008, 06:57 PM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	maybe it's a whale penis? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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