Newt Cuts Itself to Use Ribs as "Concealed Weapons"

Saturday, August 29, 2009 - 15:21 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Like the X-men's Wolverine extending his claws, the Spanish ribbed newt slashes through itself with its sharp rib bones to create defensive spines, a new study says.

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