Rough week salvaged by this view: a newt breeding pond overlooking the Pacific ocean. I set up my field lab under the oak tree - ThreadSky

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taricha-rivularis.bsky.social • 32 days ago

Rough week salvaged by this view: a newt breeding pond overlooking the Pacific ocean. I set up my field lab under the oak tree

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freyathewolf.bsky.social•32 days ago

Ohhh man I still need to see my lifer newt. I'm manifesting it this year. I love them so much.

taricha-rivularis.bsky.social•32 days ago

Ooooh what species is your lifer newt??

freyathewolf.bsky.social•31 days ago

It would be an eastern newt, as I'm in Ohio. I have many vernal pools I observe Ambystoma at but no newts yet.

tarichatgirl.bsky.social•32 days ago

Coastal dune amphibian sites are the best. Do these ones down there deal with frequent saltwater intrusion?

taricha-rivularis.bsky.social•32 days ago

It’s hard to tell from the picture, but the pond is on a cliff and a couple hundred feet above sea level! So I think these are low-sodium newts

taricha-rivularis.bsky.social•32 days ago

and I ducked a collaborator’s jeep. Absolutely peak field day

taricha-rivularis.bsky.social•32 days ago

When purchasing field snacks for my team, I go to Target, enter a trance-state, and purchase whatever horrid lil corporate novelty strikes my fancy. This time, it was micro Doritos. The team debated whether they tasted any different from normal ones. They don’t imo

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