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Posted by dampflippers Tyne & Wear UK (My Page) on

Fri, May 18, 07 at 5:59

Here is a female smooth newt in the middle of egg laying. She is draped over submerged plants, and you can see the curve of her fat abdomen. When you see her scrabbling about with her back legs, she is foldong the egg into leaves.

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Posted by alison_froglady Leeds.W.Yorks (My Page) on
Fri, May 18, 07 at 17:50

That is a lovely picture. I haven't seen a newt in my pond for a long time.(well since making the last pond) I guess they could be in there but I haven't seen any. Saying that, I have a silver ghostKoi that I have only seen twice in the last 3 years. He is now completely black and not silver anywhere so is very difficult to see. I was shocked when I saw him last year as I had presumed something had taken him. I couldn't get over this strange black fish that suddenly appeared one day.

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Posted by phil1066 (My Page) on
Sun, Apr 13, 08 at 13:26

Hi alison, isnt it strange how ghosties seem to disappear?! I thought something had got mine also but every now and then i see him around!

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