# @centerforbiodiv on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CoIqOHLve7U
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/3676611-centerforbiodiv-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/5c177e80bf.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-02-01T21:47:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Center for Biological Diversity (@CenterForBioDiv) — https://gondola.cc/CenterForBioDiv

## Caption

Let’s get extra wild this #WildlifeWednesday with an #ESAat50 highlight: the hellbender.

Hellbenders aren’t the most charismatic of species. Nicknamed “snot otter” or “Old Lasagna Sides,” these aquatic salamanders secrete a vile-tasting slime, breathe through their skin, have very poor eyesight and look like the two-foot-long love child of phlegm and a rock. 🤧 + 🪨 = 💦🦎?

But oh do we love these fascinating critters. In fact, hellbenders are one of our favorite species protected under the Endangered Species Act — although just a few populations are truly safeguarded at the moment. Here’s hoping they make a full comeback!

Music: “Hellbender” by St. Louis band Fire Dog, used in this original 2013 video with written permission by the artists. Go check them out!

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- **Views:** 712
- **Likes:** 555
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## Tags

esaat50, wildlifewednesday

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