The demogorgon is real: they reveal a biological analysis of the Stranger Things creature

The demogorgon is real: they reveal a biological analysis of the Stranger Things creature

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In the first place, when classifying the demogorgon, a classic biological classification system must be used. because there is no DNA sample. To do this, the biology doctor, Álvaro Bayón, explains that, despite his humanoid appearance, It could not be classified as a mammal because it undergoes multiple changes during its life cycle.

Although its skin is reminiscent of amphibians, its lack of a jaw also prevents it from being classified like these. Although Bayón considers that the demogorgon agrees in these traits with the lampreys, these have no limbs, among other adaptations of the creature.

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This is why Bayón believes that “A possible explanation would be, always considering that the ‘demogorgon’ is a fictional organismthat an evolutionary atavism occurred. This event is defined as the evolutionary process by which an organism acquires traits that are characteristic of its ancestors, but were lost in the evolutionary process. So that The evolutionary ancestors of the ‘demogorgon’ could have jaws like those of any mammal, and lose them by evolutionary reversal, acquiring a circular mouth, with five lobes, and concentric teeth arranged on the inside.”

As for the growth of the creature, Bayón remarks that the creature has a metamorphosis more complex and with more phases than usual. Above all, it stands out thatThe growth of the skin is reminiscent of that of reptileswhere it sheds its skin during its development and leaves them like snakes.

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Specifically“since it hatches from the egg, it goes through six larval stages until it becomes an adult”, analyzes the biologist. The first stage is when the egg is deposited in a host where it will hatch and become a parasite, to then go out and start the second phase where it resembles a slug.

The third and fourth phases allow the demogorgon to develop front and rear legs. respectively. The fifth is the one the series calls “demdog”, with the classic mouth of five toothed lobes and, finally, the sixth is the adult demogorgon, in a bipedal posture and without a tail

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