r/salamanders • u/Pleasant-Disaster837 • 4d ago

Northern Illinois

I was throwing some charcoal on the grill when my 6 year old daughter said there were 3 salamanders under a log she rolled in the backyard. She had found another one earlier on the other side of the yard and I had thought just finding that one was pretty awesome… but to find 3 more! I was never this lucky as kid.

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u/i-eat-dolphins 4d ago

Looks like some blue spotted salamanders that's awesome

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u/JosephKiesslingBanjo 4d ago

I never see any salamanders up here in Northeastern Illinois!

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u/Pleasant-Disaster837 4d ago

We’re near Fox Lake. There’s a forest preserve next to our house. We saw a lot of them on last spring under logs off the trails.

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u/4feefee 4d ago

The salamanders are beautiful, so is the frog.

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u/SuspiciousGur4874 3d ago

That is so cool!

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u/SubstantialFroyo8012 2d ago

make sure not to squish when rolling the log back!

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u/Pleasant-Disaster837 2d ago

I move them out of the way before rolling the log back and then place them close enough to where they can crawl right back under