Axolotl

Yea, so since I'm sick I'm actually doing homework. As I'm outlining chapter after chapter of biology, I stumble upon this little gem of a picture. It is called a axolotl and reminded me of a pokemon or just a really cool looking pet.

Okay, so this is for all you biology enthusiasts. It possesses a characteristic called Paedomorphosis which is when an organism grows to full size and is sexually mature while still retaining certain characteristics of that from it's childhood, larval stages. Kind of like this

young:

Mature:

see how they retain some of the characteristics they had at birth? pretty cool huh. Sometimes it isn't the cutest thing though


But don't these things closely resemble something from our childhood too? Pokemon? ah ha! It does right? so I googled "axolotl pokemon" and came upon this picture!Well apparently I am not the first person to make this connection. According to a website

"Axolotl are apparently popular pets in Japan, where they're sold under the name WuperRuper. They're also the inspiration for several Pokemon characters."

ha, well isn't that something


okay okay, this is what happens when I try to blog while doing homework, it gets ultra nerdy, enough to make Judy Chin proud.

N.E.R.D.