By Quincy
Our back packing trip was a lot longer than we thought. But in the end we got to sleep in a lean-to shelter at Sawyer’s Pond.
I saw a bunch of Frogs and Toads that you’ll learn about in this essay.
Frogs have much longer legs than a toad. Frogs have smooth skin and toads have thick skin. Frogs’ skin is covered in mucus. Toads lay their eggs in long stands and frogs lay their eggs in clumps like a bunch of grapes. Frogs need to live near a body of water while toads can live in dryer climates.
The American toad is mainly nocturnal, but it can come out in the day time. It is most active time when it is moist and humid. In the winter it will burrow deep into the ground to hibernate all winter. It has a vibrating mating call that can last up to 30 seconds.
This is the Fowler’s toad. It has a high-pitched scream. They can be mistaken for a herd of sheep calling at night. It will make a long series of hops while an American toad makes fewer longer hops.
I’m glad that we got to do this hike and find all these Frogs and Toads.
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Quincy, we loved your story! Frogs and toads are interesting critters! We have a picture of your Aunt Mindy when she was very young looking at some toads we found in our yard in Virginia. Grandpa and I are so happy you are having such a wonderful time together and learning many new things as you travel. We love you all. Please take care!
Love, Grandma Larsen
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What a great essay on frogs and toads. Grandpa wants you to know he replaced the pallets going out to his side garage door and when he picked the old one up there was a toad ( or was it a frog?) under the old pallet. Keep having great adventures. We loved your pictures.
Grandma and Grandpa Bishop
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This was very interesting thank you Q…. Take care my cute neighbors…
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Nice essay! Frogs and toads are interesting. Unfortunately I have met more toads than frogs in my life. If you get to Florida you will get to see a lot of lizards. They used to get in our closets.
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Very nice report Quincy. I’m a retired teacher, and I love toads. I have three, and four in my yard come to my patio every night to eat bugs under the light. I usually give them a mealworm -or sometimes even a wax worm- for dessert.
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