These young salamanders, just recently transformed into th eir adult salamander form. The life cycle of the salamander is really cool. Most salamanders start out with the adults laying eggs in ...

DESCRIPTION: Both species are moderately sized salamanders that are black to chocolate-black ... beneath leaf litter, logs or shrubs. LIFE CYCLE: Hatching is triggered when the rains inundate the ...

These are the “teenage” stage of the Eastern red-spotted newt, a type of salamander with a fascinating life cycle. Eastern newts ... of that warning in the form of little red spots fringed ...

Amphibians and reptiles are two intriguing groups of cold-blooded animals with distinct characteristics, habitats, and life ...

“There are some insects that have big-headed and small-headed forms ... the first part of their life cycle that phenotypic plasticity can occur. Long-toed salamander larvae, which look a ...

Still others manage to shut down their bodies in a pseudo-hibernation phase; once unfavorable conditions pass, the salamanders return to their waking state. In this way, they manage to live out their ...

They are often seen crossing roads on warm, rainy nights in the spring. Life cycle: Spotted salamanders are early spring breeders. (They usually become active when the first warm rains of February ...

This entailed feeding them crickets and worms, weighing the salamanders to chart their growth, helping to keep their cages clean, and learning about the amphibians’ life cycle. “It elevates ...