on the first warm, rainy night in the spring, salamanders migrate to vernal pools to breed. we call this synchronized mass migration "big night." this gooey thing is a spermatophore, a little packet of salamander sperm that the males place on leaves at the bottom of the pools.
Sunday, April 02, 2006
evidence of a big night
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