Taricha granulosa eating (?) earthworm

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Although he is a very big male he normally prefers smaller food, but he tried this worm. The pictures made me laugh!
Greetings Fabian
 

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Haha

I love watching salamanders eat big worms! They look so comical. Did he ever eat the whole worm?
 
Nice picture looks like he is enjoying it.
 
I just love the expression on the salamanders face. You caught some very nice moments in your photographs. Its amazaing how much they can fit in their mouths sometimes.
 
Brilliant! I love tarichas. Very cool photos.
 
the expression in the last picture is CLASSIC :)
 
In the first picture he looks like he's blowing one of those "Happy New Year" things that extend and honk!

I was wondering, if the worm is too big, are they able to bite it off, or do they just spit it back up?
 
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Most newts will spit it off, but I've seen other newts (e.g. Cynops pyyrrhogaster) eating worms almost as long as itself. My Tarichas often manage to bite it of, I think the worm is sometimes "helping" them by wiggeling very strong.
 
That's a pretty amazing photo Fabian! Nice toe tips as well.
 
LOVE IT!!! Great shots =) My fave is the last one.
 
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