Worm-like creature squirts ‘milk’ from its butt to feed its young in 1st-of-its-kind video | Live Science
In incredible new footage, a worm-like creature feeds its babies with a milk-like substance similar to what mammals give their newborns. It is the first time this behavior has been documented in caecilians.
In the first-of-its-kind video, a female Brazilian ringed caecilian (Siphonops annulatus), an egg-laying amphibian, produces a transparent liquid to feed its offspring. The female’s brood communicates with physical touch and high-pitched sounds to encourage the mother to secrete the viscous liquid from its anus so they can feed.
This maternal behavior was documented in a study published March 4 in the journal Science.
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