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  2. Congress (salamander gathering) - Wikipedia

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    Normally fish would eat salamander eggs, but in the vernal pools the eggs are safe. The hatched salamanders can also thrive. [5] [3] Salamanders are explosive spawners and the females lay thousands of eggs which they attach to sticks below the water. In addition to the loss of the hatching larvae to predators, the larger larvae engage in ...

  3. Salamander - Wikipedia

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    Many salamanders do not use vocalisations, [70] and in most species the sexes look alike, so they use olfactory and tactile cues to identify potential mates, and sexual selection occurs. Pheromones play an important part in the process and may be produced by the abdominal gland in males and by the cloacal glands and skin in both sexes.

  4. Olm - Wikipedia

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    The olm (German: ⓘ) or proteus (Proteus anguinus) is an aquatic salamander which is the only species in the genus Proteus of the family Proteidae [2] and the only exclusively cave-dwelling chordate species found in Europe; the family's other extant genus is Necturus.

  5. Big Night (amphibians) - Wikipedia

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    The reason it is referred to as a big night is because there is a large number of salamanders moving at the same time. Warmer air and loose soil coupled with rain cause salamanders to leave their underground burrows. The event takes place at night to minimize predation. The rain on the big night keeps the salamanders skin from becoming dry. [1]

  6. Sleep in animals - Wikipedia

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    Sleep can follow a physiological or behavioral definition. In the physiological sense, sleep is a state characterized by reversible unconsciousness, special brainwave patterns, sporadic eye movement, loss of muscle tone (possibly with some exceptions; see below regarding the sleep of birds and of aquatic mammals), and a compensatory increase following deprivation of the state, this last known ...

  7. Salamandrella keyserlingii - Wikipedia

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    Salamandrella keyserlingii, the Siberian salamander, is a species of salamander found in Northeast Asia. It lives in wet woods and riparian groves. Distribution

  8. 9 Southern Chefs Share The Best Places To Eat In Their Own Towns

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    Pro tip: Add the homemade green hot sauce for an extra kick, but do so sparingly.” — Jessica Shillato, executive chef/owner of Spotted Salamander Café & Catering in Columbia, South Carolina

  9. Green salamander - Wikipedia

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    The green salamander (Aneides aeneus) is a species of lungless salamander in the family Plethodontidae. [2] It and the Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander (A. caryaensis) are the only currently-described members of the genus Aneides that inhabit any areas in the eastern half of United States (all other Aneides salamanders are found west of the Mississippi River).