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Baby rough-skinned newt in a defensive posture

Detailed Description

A young rough-skinned newt in a defensive posture known as "unkenreflex." Several amphibian species curl up their bodies to display their brightly colored bellies as a warning to predators that they are poisonous.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

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