chrisamaphone, 9 months ago

@inherentlee wow what a magnificent wee friend

daria, 9 months ago

@inherentlee 🥺!

stefanieschulte, 9 months ago

@inherentlee Don't they produce tetrodotoxin (similar to pufferfish)? 😧

inherentlee, 9 months ago

@stefanieschulte well, my partner's been picking them up since she was a kid, sooooo... probably not? IDK, not an expert

silverseams, 9 months ago

@inherentlee @stefanieschulte They do, it's why they have bright don't-eat-me coloration. There would be a lot of warnings for Appalachian hikers except that would just result in people going "don't tell ME what random wildlife I can't eat!"

inherentlee, 9 months ago

@silverseams @stefanieschulte ah, good to know. she hasn't popped one in her mouth yet so I think we're alright ahaha

lucaswoj, 9 months ago

@inherentlee Looks like a California Newt? Saw several hanging out underwater near my camp last week.

inherentlee, 9 months ago

@lucaswoj it's a red eft as mentioned in the alt text :)

lucaswoj, 9 months ago

@inherentlee Aw! Awesome. Gotta get in the habit of reading & writing that.

nathanlovestrees, 9 months ago

@inherentlee I love red efts!!!

inherentlee, 9 months ago

@nathanlovestrees it's my first time seeing one!!!! ey was such a cutie