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I went down this rathole.
They first grind up the bugs they eat in their mouths, then they have a chamber with bacteria which further reduce their food, then their intestines finish the job.
ETA, since you all are such curious cats:
https://wildlifefaq.com/platypus-stomach/
and
https://platypus.asn.au/platypus-myths/
so whats the chamber between the mouth and intestine called?
https://platypus.asn.au/platypus-myths/
Sooo, "gullet"?
A pseudo-stomach? IDK...
I think since it's using bacteria and not acid, it's not a "stomach", just performs the same type of function.
Oh, is it like a gizard type of thing sort of?
Thanks for doing so, did you figure out why they glow?
Lol, I think that's only in the cartoon, eh.
Shit your being downvoted, now I have to go look myself.. if I don't return I likely have been abducted by egg laying mammals