Neumann
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How cool is this!
My daughter found an Alaskan Wood Frog yesterday. This was the herp of my youth and I used to catch them by the dozens when I was my sons age. Seeing my children holding it really fired up the ol' synapses in my old brain. Until she found this one, I hadn't seen one for more than 20 plus years! They're really cool little critters. Me and a neighbor boy used to have frog races for hours on end. It was often the littler ones that would win the race, as they're quick little buggers.
Unlike other frogs, they can live in extremely dry environments. They primarily eat insects but, later in the summer when food is scarce, they will eat their offspring. Cannibals. They also have somewhat dry skin which is one of things that allows them to survive well below freezing temp. under mud and leaves in the winter. I guess their dry flesh prevents crystallization to occur and saves their tissue from, ahem, freezer burn.
I just wanted to share.
Cheers,
Jason
My daughter found an Alaskan Wood Frog yesterday. This was the herp of my youth and I used to catch them by the dozens when I was my sons age. Seeing my children holding it really fired up the ol' synapses in my old brain. Until she found this one, I hadn't seen one for more than 20 plus years! They're really cool little critters. Me and a neighbor boy used to have frog races for hours on end. It was often the littler ones that would win the race, as they're quick little buggers.
Unlike other frogs, they can live in extremely dry environments. They primarily eat insects but, later in the summer when food is scarce, they will eat their offspring. Cannibals. They also have somewhat dry skin which is one of things that allows them to survive well below freezing temp. under mud and leaves in the winter. I guess their dry flesh prevents crystallization to occur and saves their tissue from, ahem, freezer burn.
I just wanted to share.
Cheers,
Jason
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