Comments | wtf_nature: A semi-real life "Alien."

selke in wtf_nature

A semi-real life "Alien."

Feb 03, 2009 02:21

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fangs, marine life, sea life, feeding, fish

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sexyairin February 3 2009, 11:48:31 UTC

amazing. yeah first thing i thought of was Giger followed closely by forceps and babies weirdly enough.

nanayena February 3 2009, 11:48:54 UTC

Gives a whole new meaning to chewing with your mouth open.

d3v0 February 4 2009, 04:13:42 UTC

I was in CATS :)

paraboobizarre February 3 2009, 12:25:13 UTC

OMG that is so cool! Is it weird that I want something like that tiny extra set of jaws as well?
O_o

him_lover_yt February 3 2009, 13:27:06 UTC

Your icon is bloody brilliant.

matanai February 3 2009, 19:19:54 UTC

LOL. It fascinates me how someone would say that about a ridiculous cartoon.

(of which I'm a great fan, as well)

davegodfrey February 3 2009, 12:47:58 UTC

Pharyngeal teeth are extremely common among teleosts, what's fascinating about the morays is how mobile they are. Carp don't have much in the way of teeth at the front of the mouth, but crush their food with teeth in the back of the throat.

Most modern tetrapods are actually fairly unusual in having teeth only on the edges of the jaw. Looking at the prehistoric amphibians they had double rows of teeth, big palatal fangs sticking down from the roof of the mouth, all sorts of things.

dirtyandsmiling February 3 2009, 13:02:37 UTC

This. Is. Amazing.
Seriously blows my mind. I had no idea there was anything like this!
I mean, I knew moray eels existed, lol, but the jaws... Clueless!!
[I like learning.]
Thanks for sharing!