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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2004Reconstitued frogs?
After having no rain and a lot of heat for the last couple of months, we had that huge storm last night and drizzling rain for most of the day. It is now very wet. Suddenly you can hear frogs' eerie croaking in the drainage pipes and sewers of the neighbourhood. I love the sound, it is very cool. But I just wonder what the frogs were doing up until now? Do they just shrivel up and dry out for hibernation and then get reconstituted when water is added? -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > After having no rain and a lot of heat for the last couple of months, we had > that huge storm last night and drizzling rain for most of the day. It is [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Check out pictures of Vino at: > http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album I was told that they burrow into the dirt where it stays moist and then come out when it rains. Some actually have little frog dens underground.  SignatureMargaret Fine mefine@mindspring.com > > After having no rain and a lot of heat for the last couple of months, we had > > that huge storm last night and drizzling rain for most of the day. It is [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > I was told that they burrow into the dirt where it stays moist and then > come out when it rains. Some actually have little frog dens underground. Yup, thats how they do it here. The burrow into the ground, exude slime around themselves to "seal" it and then go into hibernation until there is enough water to dissolve the slime casing, and out they pop again. Taht show you can have frogs in somewhere as dry as the Aussie desert. Yowie >After having no rain and a lot of heat for the last couple of >months, we had that huge storm last night and drizzling rain for [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >dry out for hibernation and then get reconstituted when water is >added? I have read about some types of frogs that hibernate in the mud at the bottom of seasonal ponds during the dry season (in Africa, if I recall correctly). They can survive being buried for several months, with their metabolisms barely ticking over. Once the rains come and soften the mud, they go back to full activity. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >After having no rain and a lot of heat for the last couple of months, we had >that huge storm last night and drizzling rain for most of the day. It is [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >shrivel up and dry out for hibernation and then get reconstituted when water >is added? Since frogs often lay their eggs in water, and most frogs fertilize eggs externally, and frogs often croak in order to attract mates, it might be that they just don't croak when it's dry, since they can't mate as well. I think frogs are cute. And they taste like chicken. :) >I think frogs are cute. And they taste like chicken. :) I think they're cute too. Tons of frogs congregate on our concrete cellar to catch the june bugs that are attracted to the yard light above. My kids used to take those disposable soft butter bowls and place them on top of the frogs, so they could watch the bowls jump around. (OK, so we lived in the sticks and they were easy to entertain) Sherry >>I think frogs are cute. And they taste like chicken. :) >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Sherry Poor things! My dad, down in Florida, was once awakened by a terrific roar coming from the patio. He went out, traced the noise to the outdoor grill, and gingerly using a broomstick, flipped the lid from the grill. Inside (presumably enjoying all the extra resonance ;)), was a little froggie, no bigger than a finger. ;) Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) > >>I think frogs are cute. And they taste like chicken. :) > >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > enjoying all the extra resonance ;)), was a little froggie, no bigger > than a finger. ;) I saw some show on TV recently where there was this woman who heard the most pitiful meowing coming from inside her wall. She called the fire department and they cut a hole in her wall and rescued the kitten. Except that it turned out to be a frog instead of a kitten. The woman was kind of mad that she spent $2500 to rescue a frog out of a drain pipe in her wall. -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album We have frogs that "hibernate" too. Ours are invisible during the "cold" months, but once it gets warm (March, usually) they start having these loud orgies in the pond. Very loud. It lasts through October or so, then they just disappear. SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > We have frogs that "hibernate" too. Ours are invisible during the > "cold" months, but once it gets warm (March, usually) they start > having these loud orgies in the pond. Very loud. It lasts through > October or so, then they just disappear. I think they all catch a plane to Australia where they summer with Rod in the Outback (abpa) Jill |
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