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Great Crested newt. The Great crested newt is the biggest newt in the UK. It can grow up to 170mm. Females grow to around 110-130mm.They are usually black or dark brown and have fine, white spots near their heads. The Life cycle of a Great crested newt. Favourite Food. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Great Crested newtGreat Crested newtThe Great crested The Great crested newt is thenewt is the biggest biggest newt in the UK. It newt in the UK. It can grow up to can grow up to
170mm. Females 170mm. Females grow to around 110-grow to around 110-
130mm.They130mm.They areare usuallyusually blackblack oror darkdark
brownbrown and haveand have fine,fine, whitewhite spots spots near their heads.near their heads.
The Life cycle of a Great crested The Life cycle of a Great crested newtnewt
Favourite FoodFavourite Food Adult Great crested
newts are carnivores and like to eat tiny worms and other insects, whilst the newt tadpoles eat very small creatures like water fleas.
The way it movesThe way it moves It has 2
strategies in hunting sit and wait. The newt is more active at night. When it is in a pond it is active in the day also when freezing cold
nights are punctuated by warm, sunny
days.
Great crested newt breeding sites (dots) and the area (blue)
PPrreeddaattoorrss Herons,
kingfishers and other water carnivores like to eat the Great crested newts, and fish love to eat the Great Crested Newt tadpoles.
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