Mark VanDyke Photography
Terrestrial Juvenile Eastern Red-Eft Newt
Terrestrial Red-Eft Newt Salamander
Avery County, North Carolina Mountains
Accessed via the Blue Ridge Parkway (mp 300ish)
Date taken: May 13, 2016
While leading an individual workshop in the mountains of North Carolina my client pointed out this crazy colorful orange newt along the trail. Thanks to his good eyes I sprinted back to the car, grabbed the macro lens and snapped a few photos. Apparently Eastern Newt's are pretty common. They have three distinct stages of life: the aquatic larvae stage, the terrestrial red-eft stage (shown here), and the adult aquatic stage. During their terrestrial stage, they're known to wonder far and wide, boldly during the day, to disperse and populate other bodies of water throughout the area. Their orange coloring is an example of predator adaptation, signaling a warning that their skin contains toxicity.
Terrestrial Juvenile Eastern Red-Eft Newt
Terrestrial Red-Eft Newt Salamander
Avery County, North Carolina Mountains
Accessed via the Blue Ridge Parkway (mp 300ish)
Date taken: May 13, 2016
While leading an individual workshop in the mountains of North Carolina my client pointed out this crazy colorful orange newt along the trail. Thanks to his good eyes I sprinted back to the car, grabbed the macro lens and snapped a few photos. Apparently Eastern Newt's are pretty common. They have three distinct stages of life: the aquatic larvae stage, the terrestrial red-eft stage (shown here), and the adult aquatic stage. During their terrestrial stage, they're known to wonder far and wide, boldly during the day, to disperse and populate other bodies of water throughout the area. Their orange coloring is an example of predator adaptation, signaling a warning that their skin contains toxicity.