# Lactating Lizards Vs Ovulating Arthropods?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lactating-lizards-vs-ovulating-arthropods/46499>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [December 20, 2000, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lactating-lizards-vs-ovulating-arthropods/46499 "2000-12-20T10:10:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bawdysurfer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90db22/32.png) [@Bawdysurfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bawdysurfer)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lactating-lizards-vs-ovulating-arthropods/46499/1 "2000-12-20T10:10:38Z")

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Can either exist in an ever-changing environment?

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Andean tuatara tested and termed to have temporarily been touted positive for transient teat trickle termed treacly trite[/QOUTE]

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> Spidorae superfluous spermatozoa seeks sensual SDMBer to sip succulent simian sauce.

Debatable; harrumph.

Transportable; likely.

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**Author:** ![Mu\_Mu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Mu\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mu_Mu)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lactating-lizards-vs-ovulating-arthropods/46499/2 "2000-12-20T21:28:56Z")

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😕 This seems to be MPSIMS material. Is there a debate issue here?

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**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lactating-lizards-vs-ovulating-arthropods/46499/3 "2000-12-21T01:10:54Z")

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Tuatara are now limited to a handful of islands off the coast of New Zealand (not the Andes), and their skull structure shows that they are not “lizards” or any other type of Squamata. Perhaps you had mis-read an article somewhere…

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**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lactating-lizards-vs-ovulating-arthropods/46499/4 "2000-12-21T03:04:41Z")

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Lactatin’ Lizards, Daddy Warbucks!

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**Author:** ![Cannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Cannon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cannon)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lactating-lizards-vs-ovulating-arthropods/46499/5 "2000-12-21T16:49:41Z")

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Lactating lizards?

This is the beginning of the end.

Now you’ve got me thinking of lactating cows.

Saints preserve us!