Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Bullfrogs
- Physical Attributes
- tympanum
- long sticky tongue
- bulging eyes
- clear eyelids
- long, strong legs
- webbed feet
- green shades
- smooth skin
- 5-12 inches long
- white yellowish throat
- Habitat
- warm heavy air
- rain
- muddy winter retreat
- oak trees
- duck weed
- bayou
- wet, soaked
- wild weeds
- spanish moss
- lily pads
- grass
- marshy
- lake
- noisy
- North
America
- Life Cycle
- summer and fall as tadpole
- 4-8 days tadpoles emerge from eggs
- over a year as youngster
- may spend 1-3 years as tadpole
- 10,000-20,000 eggs deposited
- another 3 years to become adult
- yellowish greenish stomach
- Predators and Prey
- prey: crayfish, sphinx moth, southern cricket frog, lizards, snakes, snails, fish, mice
- prey: anything that will fit in mouth
- predator: black crowned heron, humans
- hunter
- half a second to catch meal
- control insect pests
- Behaviors
- jumps, hops, springs forward, leaps
- booming croaks
- mating
- sings brrroom
- swims
- peeps
- battle
- calling
- dives
- pulls body