Heres the part Im trying to tell. During those moments submerged in the sea with the school of fish, an oceanic sense of peacefulness rippled through me, and yet at the same time I curiously experienced a primeval rush of exhilaration.
They creep up on prey until they are in striking distance and then lunge forward, shooting their tongue out to catch it. These salamanders eat a wide variety of prey, including spiders, worms, dragonflies, slugs, centipedes, insect eggs, frog eggs and other small invertebrates. Salamanders that live in the water have gills like a fish and are quick, agile swimmers. A few of them have special bones that allow them to shoot out their tongues like cannons, but most aquatic species hunt by out-swimming their targets and catching them in their wide mouths.
Salamanders live in rivers, swamps, forests and caves. Some spend their entire lives in water, while others migrate between water and soil for seasonal events like spawning. Different species of salamanders have varying habitat needs in captivity or in the wild, but all salamanders require moist environments to keep their skin from drying out. Active at night, they seek out cool and dark places to hide during the day.