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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_ZUJM9JQVcO085KOhmfGxKA) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline On Friday, one of my students brought in the largest yellow spotted salamander I have ever seen! It was found ( all in one piece ) on the road as the student was biking to school. From nose to tail tip it was close to 11 cm. ( I do have some pics if anyone is interested. ) We took some pics, printed them off, and turned it into an impromptu research/writing project. S/he was housed in a plastic container with wet grass, a rock, some earthworms, a spider, and wet paper towel. He swore to me and 4 other concerned adults in the building he was going to let him go when he got home after showing his parents. Angela in Windsor On 09/15/13, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote: > Hi Nancy & All, Sept 15, 2013 > Could they have moved up into the tier from the ground simply because it was wet enough for them in the upper layers ? That is an awfully large number of salamanders in one cord of wood so, as you suggest, they presumably moved from the soil to the pallet and then throughout the tier. > > Yt, Dave Webster > ----- Original Message ----- From: "nancy dowd" <nancypdowd@gmail.com> > To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2013 5:18 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] lots of salamanders in woodpile after rain? > > > >I moved 2 cords of wood stacked on pallets into my parents shed last week before the rain. There were the usual few Red-backed Salamanders at the bottom of the pile. Paul MacDonald had also mentioned seeing these in his woodpile a while back. > > > >This afternoon I moved only a cord (same row) and there must have been over 100 of these salamanders at all levels. They ranged from tiny (15mm) to over 80mm, including tail. I am guessing they had moved to higher ground to avoid a soaking from the heavy rain? > > > >I was careful to tap the wood junks on the ground to dislodge the salamanders rather than picking them up- probably why I only got a cord in. I had just read a Letter to the Editor in Rural Delivery (Sep 2013 p.8) that indicated one should avoid touching these amphibians b/c > > > >1. Residues on our skin can harm their protective mucous layer and/or transmit toxins > >2. The heat from our body can quickly speed up their metabolism to their detriment. > > > >Nancy > > > > > >----- > >No virus found in this message. > >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >Version: 2013.0.3408 / Virus Database: 3222/6662 - Release Date: 09/13/13 > > > > > -- "The significant problems of our time cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them." Albert Einstein "When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world." John Muir --Boundary_(ID_ZUJM9JQVcO085KOhmfGxKA) Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-disposition: inline On Friday=2C one of my students brought in the largest yellow spotted sa= lamander I have ever seen!=3Cbr /=3EIt was found ( all in one piece )=A0= on the road as the student was biking to school=2E =3Cbr /=3EFrom nose = to tail tip it was close to 11 cm=2E ( I do have some pics if anyone is = interested=2E )=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3EWe took some pics=2C printed them off= =2C and turned it into an impromptu research/writing project=2E=A0 S/he = was housed in a plastic container with=A0 wet grass=2C a rock=2C some ea= rthworms=2C a spider=2C and wet paper towel=2E =3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3EHe sw= ore to me and 4 other concerned adults in the building he was going to l= et him go when he got home after showing his parents=2E =3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr = /=3EAngela in Windsor=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cspan=3EOn 09/15/13=2C =3Cb c= lass=3D=22name=22=3EDavid =26amp=3B Alison Webster =3C/b=3E =26lt=3Bdweb= ster=40glinx=2Ecom=26gt=3B wrote=3A=3C/span=3E=3Cblockquote cite=3D=22mi= d=3A5A7A3E7C75FF4892833CE1A1BED662F2=40D58WQPH1=22 class=3D=22iwcQuote=22= style=3D=22border-left=3A 1px solid =2300F=3B padding-left=3A 13px=3B m= argin-left=3A 0=3B=22 type=3D=22cite=22=3E=3Cdiv class=3D=22mimepart tex= t plain=22=3EHi Nancy =26amp=3B All=2C=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Sept 15=2C 2013=3Cbr /=3E=A0=A0 Could = they have moved up into the tier from the ground simply because it was w= et enough for them in the upper layers =3F That is an awfully large numb= er of salamanders in one cord of wood so=2C as you suggest=2C they presu= mably moved from the soil to the pallet and then throughout the tier=2E=3C= br /=3E=3Cbr /=3EYt=2C Dave Webster=3Cbr /=3E----- Original Message ----= - From=3A =26quot=3Bnancy dowd=26quot=3B =26lt=3Bnancypdowd=40gmail=2Eco= m=26gt=3B=3Cbr /=3ETo=3A =26lt=3Bnaturens=40chebucto=2Ens=2Eca=26gt=3B=3C= br /=3ESent=3A Sunday=2C September 15=2C 2013 5=3A18 PM=3Cbr /=3ESubject= =3A =5BNatureNS=5D lots of salamanders in woodpile after rain=3F=3Cbr /=3E= =3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3BI moved 2 cords of wood stacked on pallets i= nto my parents shed last week before the rain=2E There were the usual fe= w Red-backed Salamanders at the bottom of the pile=2E Paul MacDonald had= also mentioned seeing these in his woodpile a while back=2E=3Cbr /=3E=26= gt=3B=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3BThis afternoon I moved only a cord (same row) and= there must have been over 100 of these salamanders at all levels=2E The= y ranged from tiny (15mm) to over 80mm=2C including tail=2E I am guessin= g they had moved to higher ground to avoid a soaking from the heavy rain= =3F=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3BI was careful to tap the wood jun= ks on the ground to dislodge the salamanders rather than picking them up= - probably why I only got a cord in=2E I had just read a Letter to the E= ditor in Rural Delivery (Sep 2013 p=2E8) that indicated one should avoid= touching these amphibians b/c=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B1=2E R= esidues on our skin can harm their protective mucous layer and/or transm= it toxins=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B2=2E The heat from our body can quickly speed= up their metabolism to their detriment=2E=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B=3Cbr /=3E=26= gt=3BNancy=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B-----=3C= br /=3E=26gt=3BNo virus found in this message=2E=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3BChecke= d by AVG - www=2Eavg=2Ecom=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3BVersion=3A 2013=2E0=2E3408 /= Virus Database=3A 3222/6662 - Release Date=3A 09/13/13=3Cbr /=3E=26gt=3B= =3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E=3C/div=3E=3C/blockquote=3E--=3Cbr signature=3D=22se= parator=22 /=3E=26quot=3BThe significant problems of our time cannot be = solved by the same level of thinking that created them=2E=26quot=3B=3Cbr= /=3EAlbert Einstein=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E=26quot=3BWhen one tugs at a sin= gle thing in nature=2C he finds it attached to the rest of the world=2E=26= quot=3B=3Cbr /=3EJohn Muir --Boundary_(ID_ZUJM9JQVcO085KOhmfGxKA)--
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