What are these...

Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
edited February 3, 2005 in Wildlife
...going to be? There is a spring that feeds the waters of the marsh. These aquatics were teaming at the inlet to the marsh that remains unfrozen.

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  • dkappdkapp Registered Users Posts: 985 Major grins
    edited February 3, 2005
    Frogs!

    Cool capture.

    Dave
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited February 3, 2005
    Bull Frogs!?!
    dkapp wrote:
    Frogs!

    Cool capture.

    Dave
    Thanks, Dave.

    I've seen tadpoles before, but never this large. Some of these were 7 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide.headscratch.gif
  • dkappdkapp Registered Users Posts: 985 Major grins
    edited February 3, 2005
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Thanks, Dave.

    I've seen tadpoles before, but never this large. Some of these were 7 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide.headscratch.gif

    A quick google told me that they could be bullfrog tadpoles. They can stay in this state for two years reaching that size. When they transform, they can be as large as adults in other species.

    I'd say keep you eye on them & try to get some pics as they start to grow legs & lose the tail. Could be a real cool series.

    Dave
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited February 3, 2005
    Thanks again, Dave.
    dkapp wrote:
    A quick google told me that they could be bullfrog tadpoles. They can stay in this state for two years reaching that size. When they transform, they can be as large as adults in other species.

    I'd say keep you eye on them & try to get some pics as they start to grow legs & lose the tail. Could be a real cool series.

    Dave
    I will keep an eye on them. Actually they are much larger than they were two weeks ago. There were minnows in this same place, but they are gone now. Hmmmm...?
  • fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited February 3, 2005
    Mudpuppies?
    "Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston
    "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited February 3, 2005
    Great capture, Richard! How cool. clap.gif

    I hope you can keep track of them as they grow - my other choice for what they could be is salamanders. It will be neat to find out!

    ann
  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited February 3, 2005
    Nice find Ric.
    Dont have a clue.Thanks for sharing.
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited February 3, 2005
    Thanks, Ann...
    Ann McRae wrote:
    Great capture, Richard! How cool. clap.gif

    I hope you can keep track of them as they grow - my other choice for what they could be is salamanders. It will be neat to find out!

    ann
    ...I will try to keep track, but I have a feeling once the marsh thaws, that will be that.
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited February 3, 2005
    Thanks...
    MHJS wrote:
    Nice find Ric.
    Dont have a clue.Thanks for sharing.
    ...for commenting. Nature always provides something of interest. We only have to do a little exploring. Sometimes that's more fun than getting the photo.
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited February 3, 2005
    I don't think so.
    fish wrote:
    Mudpuppies?
    Although they do resemble them.
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