Dearest Bio-geeks,
 It is an honor to announce the results from a nigh-spontaneous herping
 quest that occurred yestereve.

 Locale:  Ephemeral Pond, end'o'Brakefield
 Questers:  EM Keen, DA McCoy, EM Iralu
 Query:  Caudata.

 RESULTS:
 106 Marbled Salamanders (Ambystoma opacum).
 106.   M a r b l e d - freaking - s a l a m a n d e r s .
 In a single ephemeral pond.
 In a 40-minute search window.
 Most were in mating pairs.

 CONCLUSION:
 The plateau is teeming.         t      e       e       m      i      n        g    .