FROGS!!!

FROGS!!!

FROG FACTS

• Frogs have teeth......just used for holding the prey they swallow.
• Frogs will eat whatever they can swallow.
• Frogs have a sticky tongue to catch their next meal.
• Their tongue is attached close to front of their mouth.
• Frogs have an extra set of eyelids.
• Frogs don't have ears, but they can hear.
• Frogs are cold-blooded, which means their body temperature is same as the air around them.
• Frogs start out as eggs, then tadpoles, then adult frogs.
• Frogs always live near water. The best place to spot a frog is by a pond, marsh, or swamp.
• Most frogs are green. The green helps them to hide in their surroundings.

COMMON INDIANA FROGS 

Spring peppers, western chorus frog, American bull frog, green frog,

pickerel frog, northern leopard frog, cricket frog, wood frog, and gray tree frog.

The American bull frog and the northern leopard frog are my favorites.

• Frogs are amphibians. They have porous skin that helps them especially sensitive to changes in their environment.

• As their life style requires both aquatic and terrestrial habitats, these vulnerable creatures are about the first to suffer the consequences of environmental threats such as pollution, destruction of wetlands, and other habitats.

• As an indicator of greater ecosystems' health, this widespread trend raises many concerns about the health of our environment.