Axolotl in an Underwater Herbarium
An axolotl swims through an underwater herbarium filled with aquatic plants, pebbles, spirals, and rising air bubbles.
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An Axolotl in an Underwater Herbarium
The axolotl has a smooth, lightly spotted body and feathery external gills that resemble clusters of leaves. Aquatic plants surround it from the bottom and sides, with small pebbles and spiral forms below. Bubbles drift upward through the water, completing the submerged setting around this unusual salamander.
A Salamander That Keeps Its Aquatic Features
Axolotls remain in water throughout their lives and usually keep the external gills they had when young. Those delicate-looking branches contain many blood vessels and absorb oxygen from the surrounding water. Axolotls can also breathe through their skin and use their lungs by rising to the surface for air.
Natural Colors of the Axolotl and Underwater Plants
- Wild axolotl body: dark brown, olive, or nearly black with mottled markings
- Pale captive axolotl body: white, cream, pale pink, or golden
- External gills: dark in wild forms or pink to red in pale forms
- Eyes: dark brown or black, sometimes red in very pale varieties
- Aquatic plants and pebbles: green vegetation with stones in gray, tan, brown, or rust tones