Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for July 15, 2017

On the lost bits… does finders keepers apply?

Autotomy (auto = self, tomos = cut) is the self-induced releasing of a specific body part. In certain lizards, it is the tail that autotomizes; in plethodontid salamanders (terrestrial salamanders lacking gills and lungs in the adult form), it is their tails, digits, and portions of their limbs. Lizards do not autotomize their digits or limbs. If your lizard’s toes have are falling off, this is a serious medical problem that requires veterinary attention now. In a few lizards, it is pieces of skin that autotomize, a defense strategy known as “fragile skin.”

Some walking sticks or stick insects are able to “autotomize” a lost limb. (New word for me… just trying it out!)

As long as they’re not poison sumac, I’m in.

“The bits! The bits! The bits!”

- Steven Universe

Kira has an African spiny mouse. (Orphan Black character.)

There are no bad bits. I hold no judgment on any bits.

Tree Huggers of America Hanging in There. Life and Limbo!

I see you!!! FREE DOGSNIFF!!!

Get Geritol™ for tired blood.

My statue needs a bit of repair after losing his head.

Shake your jiggly bits.

Reginerate. Does that mean to feed something back through the still?

And don’t mess with Mr. In-Between. – Johnny Mercer

Moose’s Rack.

How to dress for success.

Vive les Granny panties!

Not everyone is a walking stick figure.

#1- The enhanced bits are: “cans” and “oo”.

Draw your own conclusions.

Doodle at will…

Leaf Phasmatodea insects alone..

Brancheotillomania.

To re-iterate (integrate, generate):

We all love you very much, Teresa!

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Starfish do it! Geckos do it! Why shouldn’t we do it?

Let us not neglect that we all, to some degree and as Society dictates, do both the first and the second, enhancing and/or camouflaging. But limb autotomy is rare among us (occasional stories are reported about trapped climbers cutting themselves free from a pinning boulder or other mammals autotomizing to get free of a trap).

Is this fair, I ask? Must regeneration be the stuff of science-fiction only?

Get on the ball, you Lame Scientists!

Not a word about naughty bits yet?