Photo by Brian Gratwicke (Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSo what does this giant amphibian eat?\u00a0 The toes of humans of course! Okay, I am just messing with you.\u00a0 They actually like to feast on crayfish and small fish so your toes are safe…………for now.\u00a0 Although, it doesn’t seem like these animals are fussy eaters since they have been observed eating toads, tadpoles, lamprey, small mammals and even the skin that they shed.\u00a0 How hungry must you be to eat your own skin?<\/p>\n
You remember when I said that the Hellbender won’t eat your toes?\u00a0 Well this is still true but it is important to note that this salamander has a very powerful jaw and can deliver a painful bite.\u00a0 So you may not want to shove your toes in the Hellbender’s face.<\/p>\n
It looks like we survived our trip to the darkest depths of our world.\u00a0 Oh Oh, it looks like we are missing one person……good thing you all signed that liability release form.\u00a0 You did sign it right?\u00a0 Okay, I am done being silly for today.\u00a0 See you tomorrow for the last fact of the week.<\/p>\n
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Today’s Wild Fact is walking on the dark and evil side as we study an aquatic salamander called the Hellbender.\u00a0 We are not sure where this unusual name for such a harmless animal came from but one theory is this.\u00a0 Early settlers may have believed that this odd looking creature was from the depths of hell and consequently was bent on getting back there.\u00a0 Of course this is just a theory since nobody knows for sure.\u00a0 Heck, we can all make up our own theories – so if you have an interesting theory as to how this salamander got <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[348,1787,1785,1786,4025,1074,1075],"yoast_head":"\n
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