Academy of Natural Sciences entomologist Greg Cowper says spotted lanternflies are primed for a population explosion.

A group of students has been trying to get the state to recognize the blue-spotted salamander for years. Here's why.

Close-up of a vibrant blue spotted salamander on a branch in natural habitat. Photo by Yuri Meesen. Among the mysteries of the blind salamander is its remarkable lifespan. They can live over 100 years ...

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

Close-up of a vibrant blue spotted salamander on a branch in natural habitat. Photo by Yuri Meesen. ... After hatching, the larvae remain aquatic for a period before undergoing metamorphosis. As they ...

Wildlife experts note blue spotted salamander’s ability to withstand cold temperatures ahead of annual migration in Marquette The road on Presque Isle is closed starting at 8 p.m. each night now ...

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

Examples include the Jefferson Salamander, the blue-spotted salamander, wood and green frogs, the fingernail clam, box turtles, wood ducks, ringneck snakes and toads. Students in Brooke Kamienski’s AP ...

While we didn’t find any fairy shrimp that day, we were rich in wood frog eggs, wood frog tadpoles and spotted salamander eggs—all signs pointing to vernal pool status.

Home to frogs and other amphibians like the blue-spotted salamander, ... As snow begins to melt, frogs and salamanders migrate from the forest to ephemeral ponds to lay eggs as spring begins.

Sometimes, among the rocks in their flower garden or the banks of the creek, Valky-Bryant and her daughters found blue-spotted salamanders or orange eastern newts, but this one was different.

The blue-spotted salamander is one of the species known as mole salamanders because they spend lots of time underground like moles. They can exude a foul-tasting liquid from glands at the base of ...