Photos of the Day: December 27, 2015

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Fungi, mollusks, and cute salamanders ….

 

mushroom linville gorge
Mushrooms emerging after rainfall in this unseasonably warm weather.
(Photo: Nicholas Massey)

 

Pseudotriton ruber (red salamander) nymph in Linville Gorge
This red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) is still in its larval stage.
(Photo: Nicholas Massey)

 

Looking up at fungi and moss on the side of a tree. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)

 

These mollusks are abundant in the Linville River, but can also be found in small streams like this one.
(Photo: Nicholas Massey)

 

Tiny salamander. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)