Saturday, November 14, 2009
Frogsicles
Yesterday my frend called me she was wondring if i wontid to go to the vrnlpond to find wood frogs. I said shor because i knew that in the fall wood frogs drop from the trees and feez for the winter. I read in a book once that you can put them in your rifijrator so i was thinking that i could put one in a tupuwar with ice in it and so i can obsrv it outsid.
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Hi, Julian. I've been thinking about how to look for wood frogs in the winter without trampling them. I think I have a way. If we stay on the paths, where there is less leaf litter (because people and dogs walk on the paths so much) and stand at the edge of the path and use a long stick to gently brush the leaves on the sides of the trails, we might have some luck. Then, we can step off the trail only where we've already brushed the leaves away. That way, we can look under the leaves without stepping on whatever might be under them -- like frogcicles. I can't wait!
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I googled frogsicles like you told me to do. I found some really interesting sites, and one had more information about how and when they freeze themselves. It happens over a period of time, not all at once, and other chemical changes are happening in their bodies as well.
ReplyDeleteI also found out about FrogWatch and other Watches that people can conduct in their own back yards -- gathering information on species and contributing to scientific knowledge about those creatures (or plants) and about the effects of global warming. We could actually sign up and do it. I'll find out more and see if you want to do it with me. It sounds really cool.
Anyway, I've gotta go to work :( See ya later.
Cecilia