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Post by NellyDee on Jul 24, 2019 9:40:41 GMT
Having never seen a newlet, since a few days ago, yesterday realise that there are lots in the shallow end of the pond. You have to really get your eye in to see them they are so small. You do have to wonder how they survive with all the underwater preditaors there are. I got worried seeing a Great Diving Beetle lavae moving about. However, oddly this year I have only seen two of the beetles, so obviously a bad year for them - thank goodness. The Newlets are very difficult to photograph (I don't have the right equipment), not helped by the sun shining on the water but here is a Newlet:)  Newlet 23 July 2019 by Helen Skelton, on Flickr |
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Post by kleftiwallah on Jul 25, 2019 7:37:43 GMT
Good morning NellyDee, thanks for that photo, I saw on the shgelf of our small pond what I thought to be a fish. With your snap it seems more likely to be a newlet. (Is that the correct title)?
Cheers, Tony.
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Post by NellyDee on Jul 25, 2019 9:00:41 GMT
Yes Tony newlet is the right word. I did not know until I looked up information on newts.
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Post by kleftiwallah on Jul 25, 2019 11:01:39 GMT
Hello again NellyDee,
I managed to (CAREFULLY) catch a newtlet in a fine mesh net. In your snap the newtlet is brown but these are quite black. Do you know any reason why?
Cheers, Tony
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Post by NellyDee on Jul 26, 2019 8:07:11 GMT
My newts are Palmate Newts. There are three native newt species in the UK; Smooth Newts are the most common. Look at the size and skin type to help with identification. Of the three native newt species, Smooth Newts are the most commonly seen, though Palmate Newts look very similar. Maybe look up each and see which have dark newlets.
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Post by kleftiwallah on Jul 26, 2019 14:26:06 GMT
Hello againg NellyDee, just been out and purchesed a bag of daphnia (water fleas) for the newtlets.
Cheers, Tony.
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