‘Wandering’ salamanders glide like skydivers from the world’s tallest trees

The amphibians control their descents without the use of any webbed limbs

A wandering salamander crawling on wood

The wandering salamander (Aneides vagrans) is an unexpected aerial ace, soaring from the crowns of the giant coast redwoods.

C. Brown

In one of the tallest trees on Earth, a tan, mottled salamander ventures out on a fern growing high up on the trunk.