Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Another Smart Senator
(There Are Soooo Many)

Apparently armadillo isn't reg'lar fare in Tejas, but I hope it comes to this again,
During the Great Depression, Americans were known to eat armadillo, known begrudgingly as "Hoover hogs," a nod to the belief that Herbert Hoover was responsible for the economic despair facing the nation at that time.
& Senator Cornhole gets some 'dillo shoved down his piehole & contracts leprosy.

Another armadillo oddity:
The nine-banded armadillo also serves science through its unusual reproductive system, in which four genetically identical offspring are born, the result of one original egg. Because they are always genetically identical, the group of four young provides a good subject for scientific, behavioral, or medical tests that need consistent biological and genetic makeup in the test subjects. This is the only reliable manifestation of polyembryony in the class Mammalia, and exists only within the genus Dasypus and not in all armadillos, as is commonly believed. Other species that display this trait include parasitoid wasps, certain flatworms, and various aquatic invertebrates.
ADDED 19 MARCH 2020 AT APPROX. 0505 hrs.: Steve M. delves more deeply into leprosy & consuming the living tanks.

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