Richard Rathe on Nostr: Red Eft (Spotted Orange Newt) in upstate #NewYork Starts out with gills living in the ...

Red Eft (Spotted Orange Newt) in upstate #NewYork

Starts out with gills living in the water. Then metamorphoses into these cute little guys who run around in the leaf litter eating slugs and insects. Then after several years and possibly miles away from their natal pond, they morph again into adults who may never leave the water again!

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