NEWTS

  • Newts may look harmless but they are definitely not defenceless.
  • Newts are often brightly coloured and active, and most are about 8 to 14 cm (3 to 5.5 in) long.
  • Common name applied generally to certain members of a family of relatively small salamanders, most of which spend at least part of their lives in water.
  • Predators avoid many species of newts because glands in the newt skin produce toxic secretions.
  • Certain species of newt can ooze a highly poisonous fluid from their skin when attacked.

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