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Wednesday Word: Hellbender
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calzephyrHellbender - noun.
Despite it's name, hellbenders are completely harmless salamanders who are both predator and prey! The salamanders, sometimes called snot otters are a vulnerable species found in Eastern US streams and rivers.
The name is thought to be derived from its striking appearance, as if it emerged from hell.
Despite it's name, hellbenders are completely harmless salamanders who are both predator and prey! The salamanders, sometimes called snot otters are a vulnerable species found in Eastern US streams and rivers.
The name is thought to be derived from its striking appearance, as if it emerged from hell.
By Brian Gratwicke - originally posted to Flickr as Hellbender, CC BY 2.0, Link
