I'll have to look that one up. Thanks for the ID Bill. My book says Mountain
dusky salamander for that scientific name. They must be very variable.
Jay Wherley came up with Marbled Orb weaver spider
Doug
Doug Johnston
Leicester, NC
On Dec 25, 2015, at 12:03, Bill Steiner <steiner.audubon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
He's a little stout and I think Isee a whitish jaw ligament behind the eye.
and the margins of the red area are wavy, not straight. I'm gonna go with a
brick-phase Desmognathus ochrophaeus. you got me on the spider.
cheers, Bill
On Fri, Dec 25, 2015 at 10:48 AM, Doug Johnston <wellsteadwest@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
In this sodden landscape, it was not surprising to find an amphibian trying
to cross the road (why do they?).
I’m guessing that this is a Southern red back salamander, but my ID book is
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and this spider caught my eye. I haven’t tried to ID it yet.
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Doug
