Photos of the Day: May 19, 2016

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A rainy day and the tourists clear out, giving the critters a chance to move around.

 

Caution: Red Eft CrossingA red eft ambles across the trail on a rainy day in Linville Gorge.

Posted by Linville Gorge Maps on Friday, May 20, 2016

 

Red Eft. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)
This red eft was out enjoying the moist leaf litter. Red efts are the juvenile phase of the eastern newt. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)

 

Red Eft. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)
Red Eft. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)

 

Millipede. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)
Water droplets accumulating on the back of a millipede. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)

 

Slug. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)
A blonde slug?! Never seen anything like this. Slugs and snails were out in force today. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)

 

Mountain Laurel. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)
Mountain laurel. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)

 

Water droplets on catawba rhodo. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)
Water droplets on catawba rhodo blooms. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)

 

Speckled Wood Lily. (Photo: Kevin Massey)
Speckled wood lily. (Photo: Kevin Massey)