The weather turned hot today and I ran out of gas this afternoon.
I found myself thinking of red efts–young newts, actually, who will turn olive-drab with yellow bellies when they mature. Until then, they’re among the most beautiful small animals that you can see.
Note: That bright red color is an advertisement for the serious toxins that wait in the eft’s skin to punish any predator that tries to eat him.
God’s stuff, our Creator’s work. I feel better already.
If you’re noozed out, welcome to the club. Have some of God’s stuff instead.
Today we have red efts, which will grow up into green newts someday. That bright vermilion color sends a message: “Don’t even think about eating me–you’ll be sorry if you do!” Even so, red efts are among the most beautiful little animals you will ever see. And I’ve seen them redder than the ones in this video. Like so:
This is not a color you get to see a lot in nature, especially on land. The adult newts will spend most of their time in the water, but the red efts live on land.
The beauty of Creation tells us… God is nigh.
How about some of God’s stuff, instead of man’s?
Red efts are immature Eastern newts. They live on land instead of in the water. When they grow up, they turn green and head for the nearest pond.
I can’t think of any other animal clad in this vermilion shade, and I’ve never seen video that quite fully captures the brilliance of this color. The eft can afford to be conspicuous: any animal that eats one has poisoned itself. Like toads, efts’ skin is full of toxic chemicals.
It’s easy enough to refraid from eating them; and we can enjoy their gorgeous color to our hearts’ content.