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March 14, 2008January 27, 2012 natureintoaction

Virginia Vernal Pools Program

Took a course on vernal pools at the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Studies with Mike Hayslett. After classrom time we went out into the field for the day and night for some herping.

decapitated Spotted Salamander

wood frog egg mass in puddle

spotted salamander eggs and jefferson salamander eggs

Spermataphores

Snapping Turtle

Collect, Observe, Identify, Release

Salamander Shadow

Weighing Salamanders

Taking Measurements and Weight

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In autumn the mosquitoes, black flies and noseeums go back to hell where they belong making camping more enjoyable but also the brook trout undergo morphological changes as spawning nears. The males develop a slight hook and extension of the lower jaw, build up of musculature just ahead of the dorsal fin and ofcourse the bright color changes. They also get black coloration inside the mouth and at the anterior of the belly.

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