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Re: 'Virgin birth' dragon Flora becomes a mum and dad



Self-fertilisation in this way is called parthenogenesis.

Self-fertilisation is something different. Or did they find out that it was fertilisation of the oocyte and a pole body?


The creature is carnivorous, killing goats, deer and other mammals through deadly bacteria in its saliva.

Nope, its own self-made venom.

The dragon ambushes and bites its prey and then tracks it for up to two days until it eventually dies from blood poisoning.

Two days? Ha! Fifteen. Ectotherms don't lose patience after two days.