Can salamanders live in fire? Detailed answer

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Can salamanders live in fire?

Have you ever seen a salamander? The appearance of these creatures is not the most attractive. Their lean body, long tail and spread legs resemble a lizard. And perhaps because they have smooth, shiny skin that always looks wet, there is a legend that they can walk through fire without taking any damage. But this is completely untrue.

The natural habitat of salamanders is water or a cool, damp place. If they are deprived of such an environment, they die. Salamanders are amphibians, which means they can live both in water and on land. Strictly speaking, the only true salamanders live in Europe. But in other parts of the world there are many animals that closely resemble salamanders. Salamanders usually lay their eggs in water.

Their cubs have gills, like real aquatic animals. But as an adult, a salamander usually develops lungs, loses its gills, and lives on land. There is a giant Japanese salamander, up to 1,5 m long, retaining both gills and lungs. The black newt greatly annoys the fishermen, because they greedily eat their bait.

Other salamander-like creatures do not develop lungs at all and spend their entire lives as aquatic animals. These include the Mexican axolotl. The newts of Europe and America differ from other salamanders in that they can return to life in the water and turn back into aquatic animals after living on land for about two and a half years. Of the European salamanders, the fire salamander is the most famous. Its length is approximately 23 centimeters, and if frightened, it releases a poisonous liquid.

Author: Likum A.

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Many species of lizards are able to reproduce through parthenogenesis, that is, without the participation of a male. Parthenogenesis is best studied in the lizard population Cnemidophorus neomexicanus. Despite the complete absence of males among them, reptiles are still involved in mating rituals. Immediately after laying eggs, the female maintains elevated progesterone levels, which encourages her to play the role of a male, climbing on other females whose laying is yet to come. Studies have shown that the productivity of lizards after such "mating" due to the release of hormones is higher than that of isolated individuals.

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