The Bizarre Beast with Pointy Ribs

The Iberian ribbed newt likes doing regular newt things, like living in ponds and eating worms. But when they’re threatened by a predator, they basically become the newt version of Wolverine from X-Men. Would you like an Iberian ribbed newt pin? https://complexly.store/products/biza... Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/biza... This month's pin is designed by Paola Harris. You can find out more about her and her work here: https://linktr.ee/paolaspixels You can cancel any time by emailing [email protected] Host: Sarah Suta (she/her) Follow us on socials: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bizarrebeast... Instagram:   / bizarrebeastsshow   Facebook:   / bizarrebeastsshow   #Newts #BizarreBeasts #AnimalsInSpace #amphibians ----- Sources: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/... https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-... https://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_qu... https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary... https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolib... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molimm.2013... https://www.cosis.net/abstracts/COSPA... http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pd... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... ------ Images: https://www.storyblocks.com/video/sto... https://www.storyblocks.com/video/sto...    • Time-lapse video of a wood frog (Rana sylv...      • Wood Frog   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ch...    • Pleurodeles waltl - Gallipato   https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/wo...    • Paseando con Gallipatos (Pleurodeles waltl)   https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/spa...    • Buscando gallipatos por la Sierra de Madrid   https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary... https://www.storyblocks.com/video/sto... https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/spa... https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/spa... https://www.storyblocks.com/video/sto... https://www.storyblocks.com/video/sto...    • Gallipato en Las Villuercas   https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomm... https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... https://www.flickr.com/photos/frank-w... http://www.imbp.ru/ http://idbras.ru/ https://www.nasa.gov/ames https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/rou... https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomm... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...