Seen in several places on live tree trunks and fallen logs, not at all yellow and orange, tan, pale
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Image #1: By Eli with his new Nikon
Image #2: With my iPhone and too much contrast
Image #3: With my iPhone and too much contrast
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Originally posted to Mushroom Observer on Mar. 19, 2016.
Captive bred Allogona townsendiana eggs & hatchlings in all of their tiny pink-bodied glory.
I live in an area of Bainbridge Island where there is a population of Rough-skinned Newts. I sometimes find dead ones on the road that have been crushed by cars. And I’ve notice that within a couple days the carcasses are gone. So I’ve wondered what is cleaning them up. Since they exude a potent toxin that can only be tolerated by garter snakes, I wondered what creature could consume them post-mortem. Today I found my answer: Black slugs!