Salamander with Eggs (IMAGE) Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Caption A spotted salamander is surrounded by eggs that contain a symbiotic alga during a spring egg-laying event. New research reports that the eggs compete with the algae to assimilate carbon from their surroundings - a finding that could inform similar processes in the dark ocean. Credit Ryan Kerney/Gettysburg College Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.