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LEGO Frog Dissection

2011-02-03T09:28:00.000-08:00

LEGO artist Dave Kaleta made this model of a frog dissection for MOCpages, an online community of LEGO builders. You can view seven more pictures at the link.

It's not easy being green...

2011-01-13T09:27:00.000-08:00

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This fine heavy weight toad champ is Agathe and he sits on a toy scale during an inventory at the zoo in Hanover, central Germany. All habitants of the zoo are to be counted, weighed and measured during the week-long inventory. Agathe weighed 1850 grams.

2011-01-10T09:07:00.000-08:00

"Vampire Flying Frog" Found; Tadpoles Have Black Fangs

The mountain jungles of Vietnam are home to a new breed of "vampire"—a "flying" tree frog dubbed Rhacophorus vampyrus.

First found in 2008, the 2-inch-long (5-centimeter-long) amphibian is known to live only in southern Vietnamese cloud forests, where it uses webbed fingers and toes to glide from tree to tree.

Adults deposit their eggs in water pools in tree trunks, which protects their offspring from predators lurking in rivers and ponds.

"It has absolutely no reason to ever go down on the ground," said study leader Jodi Rowley, an amphibian biologist at the Australian Museum in Sydney.

However, that trick isn't what earned the species its bloodsucking name. Rather, it's the strange curved "fangs" displayed by its tadpoles, which the scientists discovered in 2010.

"When I first saw them by looking through a microscope, I said, 'Oh my God, wow,'" said Rowley, whose research is funded in part by the National Geographic Society's Conservation Trust. (The Society owns National Geographic News.)

Frog Fangs Still a Mystery

Tadpoles normally have mouthparts similar to a beak. Instead, vampire tree frog tadpoles have a pair of hard black hooks sticking out from the undersides of their mouths—the first time such fangs have been seen in a frog tadpole. (See more frog pictures.)

The scientists do not yet know what purpose the fangs serve. However, frogs that raise tadpoles in tree-trunk water holes often feed their young by laying unfertilized eggs as meals. The fangs, Rowley speculated, could help in slicing these open.

Shown here: The microscopic view of the "fangs" the tadpoles posses.

Newslink: National Geographic

careful what you wish for...

2010-12-16T16:03:00.000-08:00

monkey on my back....

2010-12-07T20:03:00.000-08:00

2010-11-27T12:00:00.000-08:00

OM NOM NOM NOM!

New frog species found in hunt for old ones

2010-11-27T08:49:00.000-08:00

A search for frogs believed to be extinct has instead led scientists to discover some new ones.

Three species hitherto unknown to science have been found in Colombia.

They include a poison-secreting rocket frog and two toads. All three are tiny and tend to be most active in daytime, which is unusual for amphibians.

However, the same expedition to Colombia failed to find the species it was hoping to rediscover, the Mesopotamia beaked toad.

The disappointment provoked by that non-discovery turned to glee when the conservation scientists came across the three new species.

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crybaby frog

2010-11-25T21:16:00.000-08:00

Freezing Frogs

2010-11-20T19:51:00.000-08:00

Freezing to Un-Death

The idea that people could freeze themselves, hoping to stave off death and instead thaw sometime in the future, is at this point an element left to science fiction. While some people have tried to freeze themselves (most notably, this list includes baseball great Ted Williams, and that reportedly went badly) so far, no one has thawed successfully.

The wood frog, pictured right, has found better luck.

Instead of migrating to warmer places or creating a warm place in which to hibernate locally, wood frogs just kind of blend in and let the outside environment take over. When their surroundings freeze, so do the frogs. When the frost thaws, so, again, do the frogs. And wood frogs survive the process.

2010-11-07T19:53:00.000-08:00

twist ending

2010-10-28T20:49:00.000-07:00

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Jabba the Hut

2010-10-21T11:53:00.000-07:00

ready to party!

2010-09-30T11:37:00.001-07:00

Big Nosed Frog

2010-09-16T11:49:00.000-07:00

Biologists stationed in the Foja Mountains of Indonesia were fortunate enough to uncover a number of animals previously unknown to science, including one frog with an impressive schnoz. The frog's nose, which has earned it the nickname Pinocchio, reportedly inflates while the creature sings. But unlike the other animals uncovered, the frog may have actually discovered the biologists. They noticed him sitting on a bag of rice at the team's campsite.

Read more: Scientists Discover a Big-Nosed Frog in Indonesia

2010-09-16T09:51:00.000-07:00

One Froggy Evening

2010-09-09T10:09:00.001-07:00

2010-09-07T12:07:00.000-07:00

Giuliano Ferri, illustration from Little Tad Grows Up

Sunday Safari - Frolic with Frogs - a collection of fun and whimsical frog illustrations is the topic of this weekends Animalarium

Get Ready, Get Set.....

2010-08-31T09:46:00.000-07:00

Asia's smallest frog found in Borneo

2010-08-26T08:20:00.000-07:00

Ultra-tiny frogs discovered living like faeries inside pitcher plants

One of the world's tiniest frogs has been discovered in Borneo. At 10-12 mm long, Microhyla nepenthicola may be micro, but its croak is loud. That's how researchers found them, swimming in tiny puddles of water captured by pitcher plants.

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frogpile of summer days

2010-08-26T08:15:00.000-07:00

NOMNOMNOM

2010-08-17T08:09:00.000-07:00

Caught on the hop: Fisherman stunned after frog leaps into his net and swallows his catch whole
A fisherman was left stunned when a cheeky frog jumped into his net - and swallowed his catch whole.

The frog had been lying in wait for the fisherman to get a bite before pouncing on the fish in his homemade net.

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Millions of baby Western Toads

2010-08-12T08:48:00.001-07:00

Millions of baby Western Toads have already migrated from the shallow shoreline waters of Anderson Lake into the grass and forested areas uphill. Nicholas Johnson took this shoreline scene Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010 at the lake near Chimacum in Jefferson County, WA.

frogs in food

2010-06-21T13:40:00.000-07:00

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munch!

2010-06-21T13:35:00.000-07:00

you say tomAto...

2010-06-21T13:32:00.000-07:00

Stabbed toad back in the wild

2010-06-16T20:50:00.000-07:00

A TOAD which had to undergo an operation after it was accidently stabbed with a garden fork has been released back into the wild.

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the toad sees all. well, maybe just me.

2010-06-14T11:18:00.001-07:00

the toad sees all. well, maybe just me. by croncast

I love to singa...

2010-06-09T21:39:00.001-07:00

Trópico de Cáncer » Andrew Narchuk

2010-06-07T08:45:00.001-07:00

Flood of Frogs Shuts Down Major Greek Highway

2010-06-04T09:20:00.001-07:00

2010-06-03T22:34:00.001-07:00

In the News: Frogs Shake Booties Before Fights

2010-06-02T09:34:00.000-07:00

“In behavior never before recorded by scientists, male red-eyed tree frogs are shown shaking their rumps and entire bodies to show dominance. The shaking often precedes wrestling between the two males. No, they’re not shivering. And no, they’re not getting shocked. These red-eyed tree frogs in Panama have been recorded shaking their behinds to send a message. This shaking, known as tremulation, is a form of communication between male tree frogs. The males are tremulating to establish which is the dominant male. They’re claiming territory for their ‘calling area’ where they spend the night calling for a female mate.”
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2010-05-26T13:58:00.001-07:00

Come dance with me!

2010-05-20T09:42:00.001-07:00

The Pinocchio frog and the world's smallest wallaby discovered in 'lost world'

2010-05-18T17:23:00.000-07:00

The long-nosed tree frog is an entirely new species to science. It was discovered on a bag of rice at a campsite

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slow motion frog jump

2010-05-14T14:05:00.000-07:00

“Researchers used high-speed cameras and slowed the video to study the jumping abilities of frogs. The team found that the frogs can use their very stretchy muscles to create energy to jump up to more than ten times their length.”

2010-05-07T09:52:00.000-07:00

2010-05-07T09:42:00.001-07:00

That's a HUGE frog!

2010-05-07T09:03:00.001-07:00

2010-05-07T08:56:00.000-07:00

He is less than a centimetre long and is gripping for all its worth to the tip of a pencil. But don't be fooled by the size of this baby 'poison dart' frog, its skin is 200 times more toxic than morphine.

The frogs, among the most poisonous amphibians on the planet, are found only in the wild on the western slopes of the Andes in Ecuador, South America.

But now dozens of the rare species have been bred at the Blue Reef Aquarium in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1269988/Warning-This-tiny-poison-frog-sitting-pencil-poisonous-make-YOU-croak.html#ixzz0nGAc00n5

Read the whole story here.

well, hello there!

2010-05-05T16:47:00.001-07:00

wait..what?

2010-05-05T13:15:00.000-07:00

2010-04-26T20:48:00.000-07:00

Cuban Tree Frog, Florida

2010-04-19T07:23:00.000-07:00

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2010-04-16T16:21:00.000-07:00

“The matchbox-sized green-stripe normally eats bugs but this one swallowed a green tree frog. Wildlife fan Kerry Roberts captured the moment in the garden of her home in Townsville, Queensland. She said she heard a frog squealing and assumed that a snake had got into her garden was was eating one of the hundreds of amphibians that live near her house… “But when I went over for a closer to look I saw it was a frog trying to eat another one.” w/ photo

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Battletoads!

2010-03-18T21:42:00.000-07:00

2010-03-11T09:37:00.000-08:00

'Extinct' Frog Species Found Again After 30 Years
A species of frog thought to have been extinct for 30 years has been found in rural Australian farmland, officials said Thursday.
It's not that easy being green, or any other color, in Earth's changing climate.

The rediscovery of the yellow-spotted bell frog is a reminder of the need to protect natural habitats so "future generations can enjoy the noise and color of our native animals," said Frank Sartor, minister for environment and climate change.

2010-03-10T11:43:00.000-08:00

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Pac Man Frog croaking

2010-02-24T11:59:00.000-08:00

2010-02-23T08:54:00.000-08:00

Knitted Frog Dissection Kit

"Knitting in Biology 101" offers an alternative to the classic biology class methods, and "He comes pinned into his actual dissection tray, but he is not glued down, so you can take him out and cuddle him if you wish."

friendly frog

2010-02-11T23:23:00.001-08:00

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Epic Frog Fail

2010-02-07T22:17:00.000-08:00

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

2010-02-06T22:04:00.000-08:00

Saving Tiny Toads Without a Home
New York Times article - "This is a story about a waterfall, the World Bank and 4,000 homeless toads. "

Another Cudly Frog

2010-01-21T09:13:00.001-08:00

less blurry video this time too.

Hope the tickler washed their hands both before and after this!

Frog Conductor

2010-01-14T19:01:00.000-08:00

*laughs*

Flip the Frog cartoon

2010-01-11T11:29:00.000-08:00

The first Flip the Frog cartoon made in 1930. Using 2 strip Technicolor film with sound. Made by Ub Iwerks, the co-creator of Mickey Mouse after he left Disney and set up his own studio.This was the only Flip the Frog cartoon that was 'color'

Frog Asronaut

2010-01-04T14:19:00.001-08:00

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Felt Frog Craft

2010-01-02T22:07:00.000-08:00

How to make a Puddle-Jumping Frog

With bendable arms and legs, the puddle-jumping frog won't ever get his feet wet. This frog craft even has a tongue to catch flies. Once he is assembled and the glue dries, kids can pose the frog in whatever shape they want.

What You'll Need:

* Felt: 12x15 inches each of dark green and light green
* Masking tape
* Scissors
* Chenille stems: 2 green, 1 red
* Fabric glue
* Tissue
* Poms: 2 small white, 1/2 inch each; 2 blue, 1/4 inch each

Click for directions

Birth of Surinam Toads

2010-01-02T21:55:00.000-08:00

When Surinam Toads mate, the male fertilizes the eggs and rubs them onto the female's back, where they adhere… and the female's skin responds by swelling and enveloping the eggs. Then, a few months later, we get this lovely scene:

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How to make an Origami Frog

2009-12-30T21:04:00.001-08:00

Screaming Frog

2009-12-27T16:01:00.001-08:00

National Geographic video- Freaks of Nature: Water Holding Frogs

2009-12-27T15:50:00.000-08:00

This little Australian frog will do anything to survive tough times. It uses its body like a canteen, its feet like shovels, and its skin like a cocoon.

Don't kiss that Frog!

2009-12-26T13:25:00.000-08:00

Pet frogs are the source of a multistate salmonella outbreak, says the CDC

Water frogs like the African dwarf frogs can be a cute and fun pet for beginners, but keep hands off! These frogs are easy to care for, but handling these frogs is not a good idea. Oils in your skin can irritate their skin, and remember water frogs absorb a lot through their skin, but they've also been linked to some folks getting sick, particularly little kids. Make sure to minimize contact with the animal, using a net not your hands when transferring the frogs from tank to tank, or be sure to wash your hands immediately before and after picking them up.

Back after a long hiatus: Frog cuddles

2009-12-26T09:46:00.000-08:00

And let's start out with a video of a ticklish frog!

Older Posts Found This Way

2008-12-26T16:48:00.000-08:00

Older FrogBlog "Frog In The News" posts can be found here.