gustavratzenhofer wrote:Here's a picture of Linda Knox, master gardener....
I wonder if that could possibly be Green Witch?
Maybe in 40 years from now.
Is that what you are, Gus, a herpetologist?
lord knows , hes had herpes for a long time
I don't know, Region. Those look suspiciously like frogs to me.
I was thinking the same, Gus. But, that second one looks toadish.
Yep, we'll give him the second one.
they're toads. TOADS, i tell ya!
(i googled "animated toad" images)
I read somewhere in the news that a couple of staffers at the Google headquarters were recently fired due to an unfortunate incident where they assigned frogs to the coveted, and very popular, "animated toad image" page.
OK, tell me the difference between a frog and a toad...
frogs continue to live in the water after they grow legs, toads live on land. Or, something like that.
Hmm, but I saw my first tree frog here in north north...
but never mind, I'll listen, the generality is prolly right.
Well, there goes my theory!
it was a cutie, but I only saw it for a second...
Re: Where the hell are the toads?
gustavratzenhofer wrote:I haven't seen any toads this summer. What happened to them?
Plenty of frogs around. No toads.
Should I be worried?
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That night we had a thunderstorm and heavy rains. The next day as I set foot on the bridge I noticed that the pond was half full of water and that a lot of amphibians were in the pond mating. I mean A LOT. I think about 60 , give or take five. I was AMAZED. I had never seen anything like it. I stood there transfixed, noticing the mated pairs, larger female on the bottom, smaller male on the top, double egg strings flowing out from behind each couple. Bachelors ringed the pond, vocalizing, calling unmated females. Other males and females swam singly in the pond, either on their way to or their way from a reproductive swim.
As I stood on the bridge, a truck drove up and parked where the bridge meets the parking lot. As the driver came around to the back of his vehicle to unload I called out to him, "You gotta see this!" He joined me on the bridge and stood in amazed silence. Then he said, "Those are TOADS! I never knew toads do it in the water!" We swapped some toad stories, then duty called us both away from the pond. We left the procreation festival to proceed unchaperoned.
I hope this will satisfy your curiosity.
ribbit...
barefootTia, welcome to A2k!
I gotta admit I've never swapped toad stories ... I'm waiting for the right person.
Ill show you mine if you show me yours..
littlek wrote:frogs continue to live in the water after they grow legs, toads live on land. Or, something like that.
You mean I live in water? Or, something like that.
