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#Fieldwork yesterday & today yielded several highlights:
A dozen blue spotted #salamander #larvae , plus one dead in a trap (with a massive belastomatid insect [aka "toe biter"]).
These larvae are part of a student's project, which he'll be presenting @MWPARC this August!
A dozen blue spotted #salamander #larvae , plus one dead in a trap (with a massive belastomatid insect [aka "toe biter"]).
These larvae are part of a student's project, which he'll be presenting @MWPARC this August!
Plus metamorphosing or recently metamorphosed #amphibians of a few different species! (It's that time of the year in central #Minnesota )
In some spots the ground was littered with tiny wood #frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) metamorphs. You can see this one's remaining tail nubbin.
In some spots the ground was littered with tiny wood #frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) metamorphs. You can see this one's remaining tail nubbin.
And right as I was reminding us to "keep an eye out for metamorphosing #toads" I came across this American toadlet (Anaxyrus americanus)
More photos later, but the tiger sal larvae at this pond hatched in early May and are already *HUGE* (>1 in TL) w/small back legs.
Me to students @ start of #fieldwork : remember, the larvae may still be small
Me later: 🤯woah
Me to students @ start of #fieldwork : remember, the larvae may still be small
Me later: 🤯woah
Also, None of us can catch a skink to save our lives! 😂
Prairie skinks were all around the pond. At random intervals you’d hear one of us yell “whoop!”, disappear into the grass, and then grumble bc we missed 🤣
Prairie skinks were all around the pond. At random intervals you’d hear one of us yell “whoop!”, disappear into the grass, and then grumble bc we missed 🤣
Happy day listening to #frogs frolic. Boreal chorus, gray tree, and American #toads were calling in force!
Saw several amplectant amorous Anaxyrus americanus (American toads) & the fruits of their labors
(Alliteration is #toad -ally awesome)
(Alliteration is #toad -ally awesome)
And hubby spotted a painted turtle chilling in the shallows.
(#Turtle , & examining toad eggs in back)
(#Turtle , & examining toad eggs in back)
