Tunxis Trail Quiz Results!

No one took a guess in comments.  Sadly, everyone gets a zero on the quiz. ;_;

Here are the answers to last week's quiz anyway (or at least my best guesses after googling)!

1. The little orange guys are called a variety of names, including Eastern Newt, Red-Spotted Newt, and "Notophthalmus viridescens."  Check out the cuteness: http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20o?guide=Salamanders

2. The snake is a Northern Water Snake, very common in Connecticut.  I'm still sorry I stepped on it.

 

3. This is the really surprising one.  The green ball attached to the oak leaf is known as an "oak apple gall" and actually houses developing wasp larvae!  Check out the weird (potentially creepy) pictures: http://www.lesjones.com/posts/002031.shtml

4. The dark green wood is still an UNSOLVED MYSTERY!  Figure out what it is, post the answer in comments, and you can snatch victory from defeat and get points on the Tunxis Trail Quiz!  Victory can be traded in for cookies.

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