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opabiniaI've reached the Point of No Return with the Amazon Project. Moved the inhabitants to temporary housing, drained the tank, changed the substrate.
Yesterday I learned why banjo cats (Bunocephalus coracoideus) flex into a horseshoe shape when you pick them up. Those barbed pectoral spines are incredibly sharp. A particularly educational specimen drew blood from me twice: First, she wrapped around my right ring finger. Then, when I unstuck her with my free hand, hailing her with a storm of curses, she punctured the left ring finger. Same spot, mirror images.
Yesterday I learned why banjo cats (Bunocephalus coracoideus) flex into a horseshoe shape when you pick them up. Those barbed pectoral spines are incredibly sharp. A particularly educational specimen drew blood from me twice: First, she wrapped around my right ring finger. Then, when I unstuck her with my free hand, hailing her with a storm of curses, she punctured the left ring finger. Same spot, mirror images.
Amazing. I mean, I've been handling these things for years -- this one just happened to get the angle right.
Anyone want some banjo cats? Handle them with a net.
