27 Dec 2015 Photos of the Day: December 27, 2015 by LGMAPS | posted in: Flora & Fauna, Photos of the Day | 0 Fungi, mollusks, and cute salamanders …. Mushrooms emerging after rainfall in this unseasonably warm weather.(Photo: Nicholas Massey) This red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) is still in its larval stage.(Photo: Nicholas Massey) Looking up at fungi and moss on the side of a tree. (Photo: Nicholas Massey) These mollusks are abundant in the Linville River, but can also be found in small streams like this one. (Photo: Nicholas Massey) Tiny salamander. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)