Wood frogling

[urbpan]

The wood frog (Rana sylvatica) is the most northern occurring amphibian in North America. It requires vernal pools (bodies of water that do not have water in them year-round, and therefore have fewer predators, particularly fish) to breed. We have a man-made vernal pool on our work property, and this week a nocturnal migration of froglings happened. There must have been hundreds of tiny frogs, leaving the water for a mostly terrestrial life, only to return to breed again. The subterranean exhibit building I work with (The "Drumlin Underground") trapped about 30 wood froglings. We were able to rescue and release most of them.

Comments

[ms-cantrell.livejournal.com]

i hope they all have the appropriate number of toes. that little thing is so perfect. i like frogs a lot.

[momomom.livejournal.com]

That is the cutest thing. Vernal ponds are wonderful. We have a few around here as well.

[zipotle.livejournal.com]

OK, that is adorable.

[badnoodles.livejournal.com]

Why, oh why are froglets so damn cute? They're like the super-offspring of kittens and bunnies.

[aemiis-zoo.livejournal.com]

Hurray for amphibians! =)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bazilisk_/]

That's so damm cute. And great photograph, the lighting's pretty.