Salamanders are carnivores across nearly all of their habitats, spread out across the world. Many animals may be picky eaters ...

The state has the blue-spotted salamander that grows no more than five inches and consumes beetles, earthworms, mites, mosquito larvae, spiders and slugs. From from three to five inches long ...

Close-up of a vibrant blue spotted salamander on a branch in natural habitat ... Mating typically occurs in the spring, with females laying eggs in secluded, moist areas near water sources. After ...

Close-up of a vibrant blue spotted salamander on a branch in natural habitat ... Reproduction in the blind salamander is a rare and fascinating process. They lay eggs in secluded parts of their ...

(WLUC) - Blue spotted salamanders will soon make ... NMU Biology Department Head Professor Jill Leonard says the salamander larvae spend the summer in the water. “The larvae are aquatic until ...

Kelly said there will probably also be blue spotted salamanders, which are smaller than the ... Froglets often eat algae that can develop in ponds and vernal pools. Salamander larvae feed on mosquito ...

Examples include the Jefferson Salamander, the blue-spotted salamander, wood and green frogs ... they are temporary and cannot support fish that might consume amphibian eggs. • They also support the ...

We found plenty of aquatic insects and freshwater fingernail clams, but the primary search was for signs of elusive “indicator species”—wood frogs, spotted salamanders, blue-spotted ...

Home to frogs and other amphibians like the blue-spotted salamander, ephemeral ponds form ... from the forest to ephemeral ponds to lay eggs as spring begins. “When we have warmer winters ...

“I found a new salamander! And it’s spicy!” Sometimes, among the rocks in their flower garden or the banks of the creek, Valky-Bryant and her daughters found blue-spotted salamanders or ...

This famous amphibian is none other than the spotted salamander. A pair of spotted ... hues of the body generally range from a very dark blue to black, a dark gray or occasionally, brown.