Michael Durham Photography

Predatory salamander

Neotenic or paedomorphic adult pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) ingesting a signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). Salamanders are aggressive predators and will attack and eat various large prey. Photographed in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.

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Neotenic or paedomorphic adult pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) ingesting a signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). Salamanders are aggressive predators and will attack and eat various large prey. Photographed in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.