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Old 08-02-2010, 12:47 PM
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This is a really interesting article on spotted salamanders: apparently they' may be able to use algae contained within their cells to benefit from photosynthesis.

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Great find Epiphile! Very interesting findings in the article. Makes you wonder what more research into the symbiotic relationships will reveal! Thanks
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eat your vegetables folks... or this could happen to you, lol.

thanks for sharing, aaron. interesting indeed! i suspect many more similar findings will come with time. surprising this is the first finding of such for a vertebrate.
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