the.com/fire salamander
a venomous medieval punk that ancient minds swore could stroll through flames unharmed.
means A black-and-yellow European amphibian (Salamandra salamandra) whose vivid markings warn that its skin secretes toxins, long mythologized as a creature able to survive or even live in fire.
from "Salamander" comes through Latin salamandra from Greek salamandra, the lizard-like beast itself; its origin before Greek is genuinely obscure. The fiery reputation is no accident of language: real salamanders often shelter in damp, rotting logs, so when such wood was tossed on a fire, the startled creatures would scuttle out of the flames — and ancient observers concluded the animal was born of fire rather than fleeing it. "Fire" was attached to mark both that legend and the bright flame-colored blotches on its skin.
- toxin spray
- shoots samandarin venom from glands behind its eyes
- live birth
- females birth wriggling larvae straight into streams
- fire myth
- named for fleeing logs tossed onto fires
- long life
- can outlive your dog past 20 years
- glow trick
- its toxin can cause muscle convulsions in predators
salamandra salamandra — european species with distinctive yellow and black stripes, found across central europe from sea level to 2,500m elevation
alpine fire salamander — subspecies in the alps of switzerland, austria, and bavaria with unique red coloration patterns