19 May 2016 Photos of the Day: May 19, 2016 by LGMAPS | posted in: Flora & Fauna, Photos of the Day | 0 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 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) Water droplets accumulating on the back of a millipede. (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) Water droplets on catawba rhodo blooms. (Photo: Nicholas Massey) Speckled wood lily. (Photo: Kevin Massey)