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‘Wandering’ salamanders glide like skydivers from the world’s tallest trees

The amphibians control their descents without the use of any webbed limbs

A wandering salamander crawling on wood

The wandering salamander (Aneides vagrans) is an unexpected aerial ace, soaring from the crowns of the giant coast redwoods.

C. Brown

By Jake Buehler

- More than 2 years ago

In one of the tallest trees on Earth, a tan, mottled salamander ventures out on a fern growing high up on the trunk.