#alpine newt

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A FRUITFUL HARVEST THIS DAY.

Also check out their larval stage.

They're very this, to me.

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“Between the Stars”

“‘In Germany, where I live, there are many clear and slow-flowing streams that provide excellent habitat for alpine newts. I have been following their lives for years, and last year was no exception. A few days after the frogs lay their eggs, at dusk, the newts appear and feast on the spawn all through the night. I wanted to capture this moment underwater. To do this, I placed my camera in an underwater housing, attached it with weights, and placed it under the frogs’ eggs. I was a bit nervous at first because I wasn't sure if the underwater housing was completely waterproof. But I figured that if no bubbles appeared, my camera would stay dry. I manually set the focus on the lens beforehand and hoped to get lucky. Waiting nearby until it got dark, I illuminated the first newt that appeared with an LED light and triggered the camera with a homemade wired remote release.”

by Tibor Litauszki (Hungary)

Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY)

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Glow in the Dark Alpine Newt

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An Alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) in Italy

by Vittorio Ricci

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Today's creature is the alpine newt! They are native to continental Europe and are invasive in New Zealand and Great Britain. They live in forests and migrate to the water to breed. They are nocturnal and semi-aquatic. They eat pretty much anything they can get their mouths on, mostly invertebrates. Females wrap their eggs in the leaves of aquatic plants and they can lay up to 390 eggs per clutch. Once they hatch, they will stay in larvae form for 3 months before metamorphosing.

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Day 31 of posting cute creatures we found on our field trip:

Alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) is a small species of newt that lives in cold mountainous lakes and streams. It’s recognizable by the bright orange belly and lots of spots on its lips and legs. This one is a female - males have a crest on the tail. It can’t survive for long outside of water, so we took a quick pic and put it back in its lovely little puddle.

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Amphibiuary Day 29: Leap

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Alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris)

Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria

edit: she's a lady