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The olm (German: ⓘ) or proteus (Proteus anguinus) is an aquatic salamander which is the only species in the genus Proteus of the family Proteidae and the only exclusively cave-dwelling chordate species found in Europe; the family's other extant genus is Necturus.
20 de jul. de 2010 · It’s the olm, a blind, cave-dwelling salamander, also called the proteus and the “human fish”, for its pale, pinkish skin. It has spent so long adapting to life in caves that it’s mostly ...
9 de may. de 2024 · Peces. Hay animales extraños en nuestro planeta, tanto que parecen sacados de un relato de fantasía o de una novela de ciencia ficción. Así sucede con el olm, una extraña salamandra de las...
12 de mar. de 2024 · The salamanders, a species called olms, were once believed to be baby dragons. While we now know they won’t sprout wings, olms still seem like mythical creatures.
- Elizabeth Anne Brown
28 de oct. de 2015 · These pinkish-white aquatic amphibians thrive in lightless, watery caves throughout eastern Europe. They eat, mate, and sleep underwater, breathing through external gills. Olms are also nearly blind, as developing eyes in a dark cave isn’t an efficient way to spend the body’s resources.
6 de feb. de 2020 · The olm is a cave salamander that can live into its 100s. Without natural predators, it only needs to move for food and sex — and often goes for years without either.
Olms are an ancient species of salamander, and diverged from all other amphibians almost 110 million years ago. Research published in our Journal of Zoology uncovered that olms live a sedentary lifestyle, and they can often be found within a few square metres over several years.
