When you have a train of shrews in your yard, there's no need for halloween decorations

[boingboing]

Originally published at: When you have a train of shrews in your yard, there's no need for halloween decorations | Boing Boing

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[timd]

I think they are quite sweet.
Owls think they are quite tasty.

[Alvin_Goodman]

I wouldn’t put up with this stuff inside my house, but my back yard welcomes all delightful creatures.

[Uncle_Squeegee]

Were they watching “Human Centipede”?

[msumuh]

My first thought was Wait what? They do this? Apparently it’s called a shrew caravan and the babies all hold the tail of the one in front of them in their mouth. I also discovered that apparently shrews are venomous. So you would be right to be concerned? Although surely their mouths don’t open enough to bite humans?

[cannibalpeas]

Shrewman Centipede

[Alvin_Goodman]

Training of the shrew.

[RickMycroft]

In our backyard we have chipmunks and voles.

The chipmunks are fun and cute.
The voles are cringey creepy.

And they both do pretty much the same thing.

(Except during the winter, when the chipmunks sleep, and the voles dig trenches through the grass under the snow.)

[Poonaroon]

Shrews aren’t rodents. They’re part of the eulipotyphla order along with moles and hedgehogs.

[Shuck]

“Human centipede, but make it extremely cute.”

@boingboing

5 mouths full of teeth

If we’re going to get freaked out by what cute furry little critter are packing, toothwise, you don’t want to know what moles really look like… pretty sure they inspired the design for “Alien.”

https://i.redd.it/rm8fyqr25qn51.png

[anothernewbbaccount]

Welcome to BoingBoing!
With facts like that you’ll fit right in - because technically correct is the best kind of correct.
Sadly, they do not seem to be giving out the Pedant Pendant any more.

[MerelyGifted]

I watched that vid a few days ago and thought it was adorable. Love the squeakiness at the end!

[Doctor_Faustus]

@boingboing

I’d be glad to never encounter a rodent in the wild again

[manraytrace]

The Training of the Shrew?
Must be a sequel.

[hecep]

@Alvin_Goodman

Training of the shrew.

I pronounce thee… The Bard of Alvin.

@manraytrace

The Training of the Shrew?
Must be a sequel.

We’re talking shrews here: Must be a squeakuel.

[BethanyAnne]

Chugga-chugga-chugga-chugga … Shrew! Shrew!

[Ttt_Ttt]

Silly contributor. Shrews aren’t rodents; they’re land-dwelling salmon. Or furry mayflies. Or something.

[Mindysan33]

[knoxblox]

C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)