Just a quick picture post as I've only just come inside from the garden. I was filming yet another leopard slug mating sequence at the back of the garden, but was distracted by a host of newts out hunting. I counted at least eight foraging over the ground cover, and suspect more were hidden underneath. Here's a trio of shots (there are many more).
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens.
gdare
25 Sep 2011Interesting contrast. Did you made those during night?
Words
25 Sep 2011Darko, yes they were taken at around 1.00 in the morning with flash.
Words
25 Sep 2011Ben, thanks. They do look similar, but newts are amphibians and are smaller than geckos (which are true lizards). These ones were about 6-8cm nose to tail.
bentrein
25 Sep 2011Lovely pictures; they look a lot like the Thai geckos. Just a different colour, I think. Or should I call the mosquito hunting relative a newt too?
I just know the proper Thai name – ChinChock.
SittingFox
30 Sep 2011Nice shots! 🙂 Your garden is becoming a newt city, it would seem!
Words
1 Oct 2011Adele, there's a little patch of ground cover at the back of the garden where the newts have appeared. The same plants are also covered in tiny newborn snails. I have a feeling that this is not coincidence!
bentrein
1 Oct 2011Originally posted by Words:
Ah… Those are the baby geckos, size. I love them. They're cute, and seem to eat insects! 😀