Sometimes smooth, sometimes slippery, but always unique. Introducing one of the most interesting salamander relatives: newts.

Salamanders are carnivores across nearly all of their habitats, spread out across the world. Many animals may be picky eaters, but not salamanders: anything that fits in their mouths, they will eat.

These salamanders eat a variety of things which include insects, insect larvae, spiders, beetles, millipedes, snails, slugs, mollusks and large quantities of earthworms. Advertisement ...

Adult mud snakes eat primarily large salamanders, and tiny crowned snakes eat centipedes. The prey of snakes may even be predators themselves, making for a longer food chain.

Salamanders are a food source for owls and other birds, as well as raccoons, fox and more. Plus, they help eat other animals and insects that also lay their eggs and breed in the vernal pools ...

Salamanders eat things that bigger consumers can't eat and are themselves prey for other animals, meaning salamanders punch above their weight in an ecosystem's food web.

Adult mud snakes eat primarily large salamanders, and tiny crowned snakes eat centipedes. The prey of snakes may even be predators themselves, making for a longer food chain.