Acadia National Park - Meet a Spotted Salamander

The video tutorial introduces the spotted salamander, focusing on its habitat, reproduction, diet, predators, and defenses. It explains the salamander's need for a moist environment, its reproduction process involving gelatinous eggs, and its diet of insects and worms. The tutorial also highlights threats from predators and humans, and describes the salamander's unique defenses, including poisonous secretions and limb regeneration.

What is the significance of the gelatinous layer around spotted salamander eggs?

Why is it important to ensure that a pet spotted salamander is bred in captivity?

Describe one of the defenses that spotted salamanders have against predators.