tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30266969.post1293972857516869898..comments2022-12-13T11:50:00.769-06:00Comments on onward, westward: Some of Florida's aquatic salamandersSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09253199975171183036noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30266969.post-79371993365409481842009-07-04T10:50:45.628-05:002009-07-04T10:50:45.628-05:00We don't have a complete fossil record, and no...We don't have a complete fossil record, and none of us has been around long enough to know. That said, if amphiumas had ancestors that possessed larger, more functional limbs, but these limbs were a disadvantage by causing more resistance going through soft mud and detritus, individuals in the population with legs on the smaller end of the spectrum would've had an advantage in eating more food and producing more offspring, thus passing their "smaller leg" genes on to future generations. Eventually, you could end up with the tiny legs of the amphiuma.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754100093814492195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30266969.post-11921394757663245232009-07-03T20:54:23.837-05:002009-07-03T20:54:23.837-05:00Do you have any speculatory explanations on vestig...Do you have any speculatory explanations on vestigial structures,like the limbs of the amphiumas?Mother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410944439883284835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30266969.post-6604942028505316732009-06-20T10:06:50.715-05:002009-06-20T10:06:50.715-05:00I've read that lesser sirens can be territoria...I've read that lesser sirens can be territorial, but I didn't know what they would do in captivity. Did they actually injure each other? <br />Congrats to you and Matt!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754100093814492195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30266969.post-58449440958153212752009-06-19T19:27:35.522-05:002009-06-19T19:27:35.522-05:00Delicious! I've never encountered such slimy e...Delicious! I've never encountered such slimy elegance in the wild, but Rio Grande Sirens are frustrating in captivity - very cool to feed, but not so cool when they try to tear each other to bits. Thanks for posting the pics for scale!heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06376018353561979984noreply@blogger.com