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Frog in the Grass!
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Frog in the Grass!
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGrassy wet trails are perfect habitat for grass frogs.
At least that's their nickname.
There's a couple of different species pickerel, frog, leopard, frog.
They look really similar, and I'm going to hike down a little bit farther on this trail and see if we can find some.
This trail is very close to a wetland, and the grass itself is actually pretty damp, so that makes it a perfect place to find grass frogs.
And if I look close, there's one right here.
Look, how camouflaged this frog is, this is a leopard frog, it gets its name, of course, because it has spots all up and down its back.
Leopard frogs feed on all kinds of things, like crickets and worms and flies, sometimes even smaller frogs and lots of things eats up frogs like raccoons and other big frogs.
Even snakes will eat leopard frogs.
They come in a couple of different colors, even one without any spots.
But take a look at this.
Here's a bronze color morph of a leopard frog.
What a beautiful color.
Really brown, but still has the diagnostic spots, and if you look closely, the spots almost look like they're outlined with a lighter shade, almost like they're encircled with with a light like marker.
Really, really pretty frogs.
Very, very unique in their habits that they don't live their entire life for the entire summer season in the water.
They pretty much just go to the water to lay eggs and then come up on land to forage for food.
Pick her own frogs are very similar looking, although their spots are slightly different, but you can find both of them along a grassy wet trail.
Just watch your step.
They are fast jumpers, and oftentimes as you're walking down the trail, they jump out of sight before you even know that it was a frog.
It's a fun thing to look for if you happen to be along a wet trail.
Remember, you can find your own outdoor elements when you visit area, parks and natural areas.
We'll see you soon.
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