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Know Your Newts - Livestream

Newts mating

Love and poison are in the water! The peaceful waters of the Japanese Pool - a haven for amphibian mating season - also house a deadly surprise: the cute newts that live there have a powerful neurotoxin in their skin. Thankfully, the only way to be poisoned by a newt is to eat it, and newt predators have evolved fascinating strategies to survive the toxin. In this presentation, we will cover the basics of newt toxins, life cycles, ecology, and the history of newt research in California. You will also learn about the exciting newt science projects underway in the Botanical Garden.

Speaker: Kannon Pearson, UC Berkeley

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Wednesday, 02/12/25

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