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Some tadpoles don’t poop for the first weeks of their lives. At least, that’s the case for Eiffinger’s tree frogs (Kurixalus eiffingeri), scientists report September 22 in Ecology. Eiffinger’s tree ...

A green heron feeds on tadpoles in the waters of the canal at Wildwood Park in Harrisburg, Pa. Wetland birds, songbirds, frogs, muskrats, and turtles basking on logs, can be found in the canal at ...

July is a month of early harvest in the garden. Much of the produce; especially the greens, that have been growing through the long days of June can now be gathered. This is also seen with the berries ...

Green frogs and bull frogs are the biggest and most common and widespread of frogs in Lancaster County. During summer, they inhabit the shallows and shores of most every waterway, impoundment, wetland ...

Newly discovered toads skip the tadpole stage and give birth to live 'toadlets' Tiny spiders that build giant 'puppet' decoys from disembodied prey discovered in Peru and Philippines What's the ...

Wood Frog eggs are laid in giant masses in fishless pools of water called vernal pools. Photo by Jeff Tome We were supposed to be planting trees. Three Black Gum trees have been patiently (or ...

The discovery in Patagonia shows that frogs have had a tadpole stage for at least 160 million years. Here’s how the ancient frogs compare to those of today. Tadpoles and adults of the extinct frog ...

Q. You once wrote that blue pigment is not known to exist in any terrestrial or freshwater animals with backbones. I found a blue bullfrog in a marsh in Virginia. It was mostly blue with some gray ...