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Blue-spotted Salamander

Ambystoma laterale

The Blue-spotted Salamander is a small, colorful creature with bright blue spots on its dark skin. It loves to live in damp places and is often found under logs or rocks in the forest.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Blue-spotted Salamander has a slender, dark bluish-black body covered in bright, irregular sky-blue spots or flecks, particularly along its sides. These distinctive markings set it apart from other dark salamanders, making it easily identifiable.

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Blue-spotted Salamander
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Blue-spotted Salamander

Kategorie

Amphibien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Some blue-spotted salamanders have extra sets of DNA from other salamander species!

These amazing salamanders return to the same pond every year to lay their eggs.

They spend most of their lives hidden underground, only emerging to breed or hunt.

They use their amazing sense of smell to find hidden food and even detect danger.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Skin Breathing

Blue-spotted Salamander can breathe through its moist skin and mouth lining, which helps it absorb oxygen underwater and on land.

Fähigkeit

Toxic Skin

Blue-spotted Salamander has glands in its skin that release a mild, sticky toxin, which helps deter predators when grabbed.

Maße und Details

Länge
10-14 cm
Gewicht
0.005-0.01 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-15 Jahre
Top Speed
0.1 km/h
Gelegegröße
100-500
Metamorphose
60-120 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These small hunters eat tiny insects, worms, and other small creatures found in damp places.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat tiny aquatic invertebrates in water, while adults primarily hunt terrestrial prey on land.

Hauptnahrung

  • Earthworms
  • Slugs
  • Spiders
  • Beetle larvae
  • Crickets
  • Millipedes

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Preys on adult salamanders.

eats

Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

A primary food source for adults.

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Hunts salamanders near ponds.

eats

Black Slug

Arion ater

Consumes these slow-moving invertebrates.

depends on

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Requires leaf litter from trees for shelter.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch where you step in the forest, and don't touch wild animals without asking an adult.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Blue-spotted Salamander?

10-14 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Blue-spotted Salamander?

0.005-0.01 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Blue-spotted Salamander?

10-15 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Blue-spotted Salamander?

0.1 km/h

Was frisst Blue-spotted Salamander?

These small hunters eat tiny insects, worms, and other small creatures found in damp places.

Wo findet man Blue-spotted Salamander normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Blue-spotted Salamander?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Blue-spotted Salamander?

100-500

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