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These days many Pacific Giants remain in the water in a neotonic (un-metamorphosed) state their whole lives. On my Oregon trip, I was determined to find a terrestrial adult, and thanks to the combined efforts of a couple of obsessed friends, we located 2 in the day we searched the forest together. Opal Creek Wilderness, Oregon, USA
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Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
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Found in the understory under a piece of wood. This is a female guarding her eggs.
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These days many Pacific Giants remain in the water in a neotonic (un-metamorphosed) state their whole lives. On my Oregon trip, I was determined to find a terrestrial adult, and thanks to the combined efforts of a couple of obsessed friends, we located 2 in the day we searched the forest together. Opal Creek Wilderness, Oregon, USA
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It's a bit mysterious why some larval Pacific Giants metamorphose into their spectacular adult form, and others (possibly the majority) remain as neotenes. They're plentiful in the streams around Jawbone Flats, but we had to work hard to find a terrestrial adult. - Jawbone Flats, Opal Creek Wilderness Area, Oregon (USA)
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Wisconsin, United States
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Wisconsin, United States
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These days many Pacific Giants remain in the water in a neotonic (un-metamorphosed) state their whole lives. On my Oregon trip, I was determined to find a terrestrial adult, and thanks to the combined efforts of a couple of obsessed friends, we located 2 in the day we searched the forest together. Opal Creek Wilderness, Oregon, USA
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These days many Pacific Giants remain in the water in a neotonic (un-metamorphosed) state their whole lives. On my Oregon trip, I was determined to find a terrestrial adult, and thanks to the combined efforts of a couple of obsessed friends, we located 2 in the day we searched the forest together. Opal Creek Wilderness, Oregon, USA
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It's a bit mysterious why some larval Pacific Giants metamorphose into their spectacular adult form, and others (possibly the majority) remain as neotenes. They're plentiful in the streams around Jawbone Flats, but we had to work hard to find a terrestrial adult. - Jawbone Flats, Opal Creek Wilderness Area, Oregon (USA)
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It's a bit mysterious why some larval Pacific Giants metamorphose into their spectacular adult form, and others (possibly the majority) remain as neotenes. They're plentiful in the streams around Jawbone Flats, but we had to work hard to find a terrestrial adult. - Jawbone Flats, Opal Creek Wilderness Area, Oregon (USA)
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These days many Pacific Giants remain in the water in a neotonic (un-metamorphosed) state their whole lives. On my Oregon trip, I was determined to find a terrestrial adult, and thanks to the combined efforts of a couple of obsessed friends, we located 2 in the day we searched the forest together. Opal Creek Wilderness, Oregon, USA
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