Photos of the Day: October 31, 2015

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Crickets and a local salamander ….

 

cricket linville gorge
Usually see these crickets in caves but this one was out for a walk. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)

 

Blue Ridge two-lined salamander (Eurycea wilderae) Linville Gorge
Blue Ridge two-lined salamander (Eurycea wilderae). Note how the black lines down the back fade out at the base of the tail. This distinguishes the Blue Ridge two-lined from the southern two-line (Eurycea cirrigera), whose lines continue down the tail. Blue Ridge two-line range is restricted to the Blue Ridge mountains, while southern two-lines are found throughout the southeast. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)