Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) is one of the first signs of spring. I had to slog in my garden boots to get over to these lovely, but stinky specimens. Little bugs were exploring the inner chamber, attracted to the odor released by the plant.
These plants were frequenting the shoreline along Swofford Pond. I found this gelatineous glob of Salamander eggs along the shore where we put our canoe in the water. It was just floating there, bobbing in the water. I decided to take some of it home, to study. It is sitting on my windowsill. Each egg is transparent.
I'm waiting for them to move....then, I'll take them to Snake Lake Nature Center.
