Friday, April 27, 2012

Caecilians

  Caecilians are a limbless amphibian with the ability to live on both land and in water.  Even though they look like a harmless earthworm these creatures have a mouth full of razor sharp teeth.  Young caecilians feed on their mother after they hatch, but this behavior doesn't harm the mother.  Mother caecilians build up a thick hide before their babies hatch for this very purpose.  They live off a diet of insects and small animals.  Caecilians live in South and Central America as well as Africa and parts of Asia.

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