Eurycea - standing on rear legs

[mark]

I saw this Eurycea stand on it’s back legs like this for quite some time, still like a statue, staring up at the sky. The only thing I can think is that they have learnt that fruit flies sometimes walk across the lid of the tank and as they have a long tongue flick can just about reach them from this stance. I’ve never seen anything like it before.

 

[kamil]

My Notophtalmus viridescens did the same yesterday! But i was too slow with my camera - Paul Bachhausen managed to picture it as you can see on his homepage :
http://de.geocities.com/paul_bachhausen/notophthalmus/Stehend1.htm
http://de.geocities.com/paul_bachhausen/notophthalmus/Stehend.htm

 

[samuel]

amazing picture mark!
I have only ever caught my fire bellied toads an doing this

(Message edited by sam on February 01, 2007)

 

[kristen]

Thats a really great shot. Those animals are so cool with their acrobatic abilities. I once lost one when I was flipping logs along a stream only to find it again 20 mins later clinging to the side of the bucket I was carrying.

 

[cameron]

My Two-Lineds do the same thing. Salamanders are pretty smart I guess.

 

[fuzzyletters]

I love the eyes on these animals... Nice picture.