epidemiwhat847 t1_jdkv8e9 wrote
Reply to comment by RedSonGamble in TIL: Moray eel is the only known vertebrae to use its second set of jaws to both restrain and transport prey. by Folklorian_13
It does specify vertebrate, we don’t know about the xenomorph skeletal system.
RedSonGamble t1_jdkzq5v wrote
I mean after all this time we really should
Yard_Sailor t1_jdm2488 wrote
Everything with xenomorphs points to an exoskeleton. The rapid growth, shed skins and egg-laying especially.
254LEX t1_jdm5sto wrote
What? You can literally see its bones under its skin. And it has teeth.
Yard_Sailor t1_jdm625g wrote
Turns out it’s both, dubbed as a mesoskeleton:
254LEX t1_jdm6m8z wrote
Cool. Another mystery solved.
Skreech2011 t1_jdpw2bj wrote
No it specifies vertebrae. The vertebrae in our spines have a second set of jaws apparently.
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