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Driftmoth t1_jdkk6w1 wrote
😋 When you swim in the sea and an eel bites your knee that's a moray.
bananamjlk t1_jdkm7ul wrote
Swim through the grass and an eel bites your ass is the version I learned lol
FleashHandler t1_jdkq8cu wrote
I like to eat ya with my little mouth too.
FreneticPlatypus t1_jdkr3ot wrote
The title almost makes it sound as though lots of vertebrates have a second set of jaws but they all use them for something other than restraining and transporting prey. Like, for playing harmonica or chew gum.
RedSonGamble t1_jdkraaz wrote
What about Alien?
KypDurron t1_jdktgyi wrote
Or intimidating Sigourney Weaver
epidemiwhat847 t1_jdkv8e9 wrote
It does specify vertebrate, we don’t know about the xenomorph skeletal system.
severe_neuropathy t1_jdkwhbt wrote
Actually tons of fish have them, but they use them to chew.
RedSonGamble t1_jdkzq5v wrote
I mean after all this time we really should
rockhopper75 t1_jdl2a58 wrote
Put your hand in a crack, and you don’t get it back that’s a moray.
Vlacas12 t1_jdl6hrl wrote
When an eel bites your thigh and you bleed out and die, that's a moray.
SlapOnTitan t1_jdlj56w wrote
I once watched documentary about guy feeding them sausages under water, then after many feedings, it ate his thumb
_who_is_they_ t1_jdlns2r wrote
good thing they are relatively small..
png_in_cmyk t1_jdlvztq wrote
Now scroll back to the beginning and sing all of these to the tune of the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song.
Yard_Sailor t1_jdm2488 wrote
Everything with xenomorphs points to an exoskeleton. The rapid growth, shed skins and egg-laying especially.
Tyrinus t1_jdm5pk2 wrote
Giant moray reach 3m (9.7 ft) and 70kg (154lbs) so not really small.
254LEX t1_jdm5sto wrote
What? You can literally see its bones under its skin. And it has teeth.
Yard_Sailor t1_jdm625g wrote
Turns out it’s both, dubbed as a mesoskeleton:
254LEX t1_jdm6m8z wrote
Cool. Another mystery solved.
alpha4centauri t1_jdmn1nc wrote
When a fish has a maw with a pharyngeal jaw, that a moray!
ErikTheRedpoint t1_jdmovht wrote
If it sulks in a reef and has two sets of teeth, that's a moray
LukeyLeukocyte t1_jdo2m8l wrote
You can hear it pop in the video. And then doctors amputated one of his toes and transplanted to his hand to replace the thumb.
Skreech2011 t1_jdpw2bj wrote
No it specifies vertebrae. The vertebrae in our spines have a second set of jaws apparently.
Bokbreath t1_jdkhgms wrote
🎵When the jaws open wide and there's more jaws inside that's a Moray