Yellow Banded Pipefish (Doryrhamphus pessuliferus)

Stay in your lane. There’s a fish obstructing the path just ahead.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Yellow-spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)

From Wikipedia: “The spotted salamander, like other salamanders, shows great regenerative abilities: if a predator manages to dismember a part of a leg, tail, or even parts of the brain, head or organs, the salamander can grow back a new one, although this takes a massive amount of energy.”

I am now envisioning a salamander super-villain who has to drain the life force of others to regrow his limb.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri)

When anxious, some animals find it comforting to be hugged.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.