Newt's Return!

[RJM62]

No, not that newt. This Eastern spotted newt.

It almost certainly isn't the same newt I photographed last year because they tend to travel considerable distances during their "red eft" stage. They spend two to four years in this stage before finding a pond in which to metamorphosize into their adult, aquatic stage.

Here's some video of Newt, in case you're really bored:

https://vimeo.com/94786511

-Rich

 

[Todd Copeland]

Cute bugger.

 

[Sac Arrow]

I'll take that Newt any day.

Great picture.

 

[RJM62]

Thanks. Handheld shot with a long lens on a cloudy day. I lucked out.

-Rich

 

[Jeff Oslick]

Better looking than the other one.

 

[jhausch]

She turned me into a newt!

 

[Hank S]

Well, I got better!


P.S.--What does an "aquatic adult" newt look like? Fish? Salamander? something else??

 

[RJM62]

Well, I got better!


P.S.--What does an "aquatic adult" newt look like? Fish? Salamander? something else??

They retain their basic morphology, but their skin turns green and develops a slimy coating, and their tails get a little bigger for better locomotion through the water. Also, although the adults are aquatic, they retain their lungs and do not develop gills.

-Rich

 

[denverpilot]

Cool video and shot.