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Coincidentally, this slug lives in the same place that the fictional cartoon dog Bluey does (Brisbane).

While all slugs have a slippery mucus that helps them slide around, red triangle slugs can ALSO secrete a highly adhesive mucus that can pin predators down, sometimes for days at a time! Perhaps you will not find her common now!

Some individuals have markings that are more red or orange, and their main body may be yellow, grey, white, pink, red, or even green. Research is still being done to determine if these variations merit classifying them into separate species.

The iconic jaunty red triangle around their breathing pore reminds me of 80s/90s fashion and/or bowling alley carpet. And! It matches the red edge they have around their foot-- very fashion-forward. They don't develop this pattern until adulthood.

Like most slugs, they love damp spots like forests, shrublands, gardens, &, on occasion, your bathroom. They mostly eat algae off of eucalyptus trees, & also sometimes mold, if they're visiting your home. You'll know if this guy's visited by the telltale circular marks their mouth leaves behind.

Red triangle slugs are a common air-breathing slug found along the east coast of Australia. They are considered part of the Athoracophoridae family, also called the leaf-veined slug family. Measuring up to 15 cm/5.9 in, they are Austalia's largest native land slug!

The designs for the Pokemon Mudkip and Wooper are partially inspired by them!

Axolotls are the only amphibian to have an entire Google Doogle interactive game around them!
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Axolotls are also featured on the current 50 peso banknote (with chinampas!). They are also in Minecraft apparently

Axolotls can regenerate their limbs, gills, and even parts of their brains! For life! This uncanny healing mechanism has made them the focus of many scientific studies.

The axolotl genome is roughly 10x the size of the human genome! They stay winning!

This is because their thyroid doesn't produce the hormone that would start this process (it can be artificially induced, but is not recommended for the survival of the animal).

Unlike most amphibians, axolotls don't go through metamorphosis (ex., the way tadpoles lose their gills & turn into frogs). They instead go through neoteny, meaning they reach sexual maturity without gaining the ability to go on land.

The species is considered critically endangered and on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of threatened species. The wild population adds up to 1000 individuals at most. Check out conservation efforts here.

The name axolotl comes from the Nahuatl language, the main language spoken by indigenous communities in the Mexican Central Valley at the time of Spanish colonization. The species is named after the Aztec deity Xolotl.

The name axolotl comes from the Nahuatl language, the main language spoken by indigenous communities in the Mexican Central Valley at the time of Spanish colonization. The species is named after the Aztec deity Xolotl.

In present day, axolotls are only found in Lake Xochimilco & Lake Chalco. Both lakes are historic sites of chinampa farming developed by Aztec agricultural scientists! (Look it up! It's really cool!)

A freshwater amphibian species native to wetlands & lakes surrounding Mexico City. Spanish colonizers drained these lakes in their conquest of the Aztec Empire, & industrialization in the region have further harmed axolotl populations.