Aimee Nezhukumatathil's previous World of Wonder columns can be found here. This little guy has the best little smile of all of the smiley animals with no bones. The axolotl (pronounced AX-OH-LOT-ULL) is also known as the “Mexican Walking Fish,” though it isn't actually a fish, but an amphibian. Axolotls are one of the only amphibians that spend their whole life underwater and are neotenous—they grow up without going through metamorphosis like other famous amphibians,…

Aimee Nezhukumatathil's World of Wonder column is published by The Butter every other Thursday; today's post was postponed one day due to New Year's. Previously: Comb Jelly  Mucho mucho thanks to everyone for the warm welcome to my first entry in World of Wonder. I’m very excited to get you to think of warmth and green as the big bustle of the holiday season fades into a new and sparkly new year. When…

Hi everyone! This is the debut of WORLD OF WONDER, a column designed to bring a little bit of wonder and awe for the natural world into your day. A bon-bon of delight and amazement to chew over while you ride the subway or wait in line to get your latte, or when you just feel like you can’t stand looking at the walls of your office for another majestically long minute more. Ahem. Q:…