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Upstate, SC
- Thread starter El Jefe
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diamondlil
Mice! They taste so nice!
and what is the little red thingy? it's gorgeous
ghosthousecorns
Well-known member
Cute Salamander!
Please excuse my ignorance of geography but is that place in the Smoky mtns? It really looks a lot like some of the pics in this National Parks book I was looking at, it said there were more species of salamander there than anyplace else in the U.S.
Please excuse my ignorance of geography but is that place in the Smoky mtns? It really looks a lot like some of the pics in this National Parks book I was looking at, it said there were more species of salamander there than anyplace else in the U.S.
desertanimal
2003 UB313
diamondlil said:
It's the red eft stage of a newt. Cute, huh?
diamondlil
Mice! They taste so nice!
Thanks, cute? irresisitible little creature. Do they stay that colour or change later? Also is it warning colouration, because it doesn't look like camoflague?desertanimal said:
desertanimal
2003 UB313
diamondlil said:
They go from a larval stage to that red, land-dwelling stage, to an adult, aquatic stage. I believe that they can skip the red eft stage if conditions warrant but it's been a while. Many salamanders have quite a lot of plasiticity in when they "decide" to metamorphose, though, so it wouldn't be unusual. I've never tried to eat one, but according to this link they have toxins in their skin. I've never found them to secrete them like toads, though, so maybe you have to bite them. You don't see them often, usually just after rains. Here's a link.
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/eastern_newt.htm
If it doesn't work, just google "eastern newt" and click the first page. I guess i need to learn about how to make links. Sorry!
Stephanie
diamondlil
Mice! They taste so nice!
The link worked, thanks. I now NEED an eft! Well ok, I can't have one, but I'll see what's out and about at our local wildlife pond today, I was going to do housework, but I can't possibly now, can I? 