Wednesday, March 21, 2007

03.20.07 AMPHIBIAN FECUNDITY


I have been examining the water in the ditches along the road daily hoping to see some eggs of our neighbor frogs, toads, and salamanders. After several days of freezing weather, we have a day of warm sunshine. The first day of SPRING! And there they are, a huge mass of eggs. The entire group is the size of a large grapefruit. Could these have all come out of one individual? Perhaps they were much smaller when they were originally laid? I place a couple of spoonfuls in a jar hoping to watch the appearance of tadpoles.

1 comment:

Ray in Blue Ridge said...

Hey hey Jose this is adam.....nice little blog spot you got here. your gonna have to tell me the secrets to broccoli growing they are tough to grow.