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A long video of relaxing frog calls at night
Looking for some relaxing nature sounds? The audio in this video was recorded next to a pond in northeast Ohio on a warm summer night. Bullfrog and Green Frog calls dominate the sound, but you can also hear the distant … Continue reading
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Tagged Bullfrog, Frog, gray treefrog, green frog, Mating, Ohio, video
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Green frog shedding skin and eating it
This video shows a young Green Frog (scientific name Rana clamitans or Lithobates clamitans) shedding its skin and eating it. The frog repeats the same cycle of behavior. First, it rotates its hind limb, then it rotates its front limb, … Continue reading
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sucking the blood of frogs
A couple years ago I posted about leeches eating frog eggs. This year I spotted a struggling juvenile green frog floating near the surface of a pond. It was partway through metamorphosis, with all four legs, but also a long … Continue reading
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Tagged Frog, green frog, Invertebrate, Leech, Predation
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May Frog Songs: Gray Treefrogs & Green Frogs
May has been a great month for observing calling frogs in northeastern Ohio. Here are a couple videos taken in the last two weeks. The videos show Gray Treefrogs and Green Frogs. You can also hear American Toads and Spring … Continue reading
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Tagged Frog, gray treefrog, green frog, Mating, video
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