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Spotted salamander pollywog in my pond(beehaw.org)

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In January of this year we had some very warm weather and I managed to come across a spotted salamander congress (like a murder of crows) and then they laid eggs for a few weeks and are now happy little axolotl looking things!

The pond is just about a year old and is about 8x8 feet and ~3.5 ft deep at the deepest.

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Ongar@beehaw.org
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great photos! I would love to have a little ecosystem like this near me.

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jay@beehaw.org
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Wow this is great, very cool to be able to watch this grow over time! thanks for sharing

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LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.orgM
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Super awesome! Many salamanders return to the same pools to breed year after year, so you’ll get to see some of these young ones coming back again and again

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lwaxana_katana@beehaw.org
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Oh wow this is so cool! Thank you for sharing!

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