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Walking on ice: How blue-spotted salamanders defy freezing death

Quick Take Blue-spotted salamanders in Ontario can actively move on ice at freezing temperatures. Of 21 salamanders ...
Labroots

These Ontario-Based Plants Are Eating Local Salamanders

When you think about a carnivorous (meat-eating) plant, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the infamous Venus Flytrap; but aside from this well-known example, there are literally dozens ...
Animal Welfare Institute

Slippery When Wet: Ontario Town Yields Road to Salamanders

For three weeks in March, Jefferson salamanders have the right of way on a busy stretch of road in Burlington, Ontario. Only about 100 of the threatened amphibians (known locally as “Jeffies”) exist ...
KBIA

In the snow, these salamanders get supercool

Blue spotted salamanders have been seen walking across snow and new research suggests how they get by in the cold.

These salamanders supercool themselves to handle the snow

Blue spotted salamanders can supercool themselves so they can walk over ice and snow during their spring migrations.