#AmbystomaWeek ! Let's turn this mutha out with a Tiger Salamander —


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Celebrating what is quite possibly the greatest group of amphibians — #Ambystomatidae Cool Fact: Larval Tiger Salamanders, AKA Water Dogs, AKA Dino Dogs can, if necessary, grow extra teeth and a much larger mouth in order to eat their siblings. You know, if food gets scarce. #CannibalMorph Larvae that exhibit this cannibal morph secret a hormone to suppress this expression in conspecifics. #Ambystoma #Ambystomatigrinum #TigerSalamander #Salamander #SalamandersOfInstagram #Salamanders

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