Orange Salamander

Salamander - Ricketts Glen, PA

comments (5)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Love the colors! Posted 14 years ago
1. David Gavin
  
  Bull Frog
  
  Thanks... yes photos like this one always remind me how badly I need a macro lens! Just can't take the $500 dive right now... and that's the less expensive one!
  The day we were hiking this part of the park, they're were dozens of these little characters chillin' out all along this path.
  I must have spent hours stopping to pick them all up and put them in the woods so they wouldn't get stepped on!
  They're so tiny... 2 or 3 inches at the most. Posted 14 years ago, modified 14 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Would a zoom lens be a cheaper option? Posted 14 years ago
  2. 1. David Gavin
      
      Bull Frog
      
      Maybe, but not to get that beautiful effect that Wendy and Iryna are able to achieve.
      I assume those must be taken with a macro lens. Posted 14 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        I think you're right. You could ask them in the comments of their photos. Hopefully they will reveal their secrets :) Posted 14 years ago

The Eastern newt

The eastern newt or red-spotted newt is a common salamander of eastern North America. Eastern newts dwell in wet forests with small lakes or ponds. They can coexist in an aquatic environment with small, non-carnivorous fish, however, their skin secretes a poisonous substance when the newt is threatened or injured. They have a lifespan of 12 to 15 years in the wild, and may grow to 5 inches in length.

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Similar species: Salamanders

Species identified by Ferdy Christant