In our family Bell pepper they love it, that’s why we plant it every year. Most of the varieties that I grow have been tested by me for more than one season; I cultivate them constantly. I also try to try something new every year. Pepper is a heat-loving plant and quite whimsical. Varietal and hybrid varieties of tasty and productive sweet peppers, which grow well for me, will be discussed further. I live in middle lane Russia.
Home floriculture is not only a fascinating process, but also a very troublesome hobby. And, as a rule, the more experience a grower has, the healthier his plants look. What should those who have no experience but want to have a home do? houseplants- not elongated, stunted specimens, but beautiful and healthy ones, not causing a feeling of guilt with their fading? For beginners and flower growers who do not have much experience, I will tell you about the main mistakes that are easy to avoid.
Lush cheesecakes in a frying pan with banana-apple confiture - another recipe for everyone’s favorite dish. To prevent cheesecakes from falling off after cooking, remember a few simple rules. Firstly, only fresh and dry cottage cheese, secondly, no baking powder or soda, thirdly, the thickness of the dough - you can sculpt from it, it is not tight, but pliable. A good dough with a small amount of flour can only be obtained from good cottage cheese, and here again see the “firstly” point.
It is no secret that many drugs from pharmacies have migrated to summer cottages. Their use, at first glance, seems so exotic that some summer residents are perceived with hostility. At the same time, potassium permanganate is a long-known antiseptic that is used in both medicine and veterinary medicine. In plant growing, a solution of potassium permanganate is used both as an antiseptic and as a fertilizer. In this article we will tell you how to properly use potassium permanganate in the garden.
Pork meat salad with mushrooms is a rural dish that can often be found on festive table in the village. This recipe is with champignons, but if possible, use Forest mushrooms, then be sure to cook it this way, it will be even tastier. You don’t need to spend a lot of time preparing this salad - put the meat in a pan for 5 minutes and another 5 minutes for slicing. Everything else happens practically without the participation of the cook - the meat and mushrooms are boiled, cooled, and marinated.
Cucumbers grow well not only in a greenhouse or conservatory, but also in open ground. Typically, cucumbers are sown from mid-April to mid-May. Harvesting in this case is possible from mid-July to the end of summer. Cucumbers cannot tolerate frost. That's why we don't sow them too early. However, there is a way to bring their harvest closer and taste the juicy beauties from your garden at the beginning of summer or even in May. It is only necessary to take into account some of the features of this plant.
Polyscias is an excellent alternative to classic variegated shrubs and woody ones. The elegant round or feathery leaves of this plant create a strikingly festive curly crown, and its elegant silhouettes and rather modest character make it an excellent candidate for the role of large plant in the house. Larger leaves do not prevent it from successfully replacing Benjamin and Co. ficus. Moreover, polyscias offers much more variety.
Pumpkin cinnamon casserole is juicy and incredibly tasty, a little like pumpkin pie, but unlike pie, it is more tender and just melts in your mouth! This perfect recipe sweet pastries for a family with children. As a rule, kids don’t really like pumpkin, but they never mind eating something sweet. Sweet pumpkin casserole is a delicious and healthy dessert, which, moreover, is very simple and quick to prepare. Try it! You'll like it!
A hedge is not only one of essential elements landscape design. It also performs various protective functions. If, for example, the garden borders a road, or there is a highway nearby, then a hedge is simply necessary. “Green walls” will protect the garden from dust, noise, wind and create a special comfort and microclimate. In this article, we will look at the optimal plants for creating a hedge that can reliably protect the area from dust.
Many crops require picking (and more than one) in the first weeks of development, while for others transplantation is “contraindicated.” To “please” both of them, you can use non-standard containers for seedlings. Another good reason to try them is saving money. In this article we will tell you how to do without the usual boxes, pots, cassettes and tablets. And let’s pay attention to non-traditional, but very effective and interesting containers for seedlings.
Healthy vegetable soup made from red cabbage with celery, red onion and beets - a vegetarian soup recipe that can also be prepared in fast days. For those who decide to lose a few extra pounds, I would advise not to add potatoes, and slightly reduce the amount olive oil(1 tablespoon is enough). The soup turns out to be very aromatic and thick, and during Lent you can serve a portion of the soup with lean bread - then it will be satisfying and healthy.
Surely everyone has already heard about the popular term “hygge”, which came to us from Denmark. This word cannot be translated into other languages of the world. Because it means a lot of things at once: comfort, happiness, harmony, spiritual atmosphere... In this northern country, by the way, most of the time of the year - overcast and little sun. Summer is also short. And the level of happiness is one of the highest (the country regularly ranks first in the UN global rankings).
Meat balls in sauce with mashed potatoes - a simple second course prepared based on Italian cuisine. The more common name for this dish is meatballs or meatballs, but the Italians (and not only them) call such small round cutlets meat balls. The cutlets are first fried until golden brown, and then stewed in a thick vegetable sauce - it turns out very tasty, simply delicious! Any minced meat is suitable for this recipe - chicken, beef, pork.
Perhaps there are not so many amphibian lovers in the world, although it is completely unclear why these funny animals are worse than others. Moreover, the variety of tailless amphibians is so huge that you can choose a pet for your home aquaterrarium to suit every taste.
Keeping various frogs, toads, salamanders and newts (amphibians or amphibians) in home terrariums is becoming more and more popular. The variety of shapes and colors of these animals is attracting increasing attention from pet lovers. It should be borne in mind that most amphibians behave night look life and can publish enough loud sounds. That is why poison dart frogs (Dendrobatidae) are especially popular, leading a diurnal lifestyle, emitting melodious, quiet sounds, having a variety of colors and unusual behavior.
Dominican tree frog
Now very popular among fans Dominican tree frog. She has a clumsy body, an incredibly wide head and a huge mouth. Large bulging eyes and warty skin, which on the head grows to the skull and is therefore motionless, will add a pleasant impression. Their color changes not only depending on the temperature and humidity of the surrounding world, but even on their mood. Unlike other amphibians, Dominican tree frogs are predatory.
Australian tree frog
In outline it somewhat resembles the Dominican one, but does not look so intimidating. Her back is bright green, her belly is white, and her eyes are golden. During the mating season, it acquires a sky-turquoise color. But if the Australian tree frog is capable of pleasing the eye, at least for lovers of exotica, its musical abilities are very doubtful. The male's voice resembles the distant barking of irritated dogs. The female's voice is louder and more shrill.
So, during your absence, the aquaterrarium can be placed near front door- scare away thieves. Just do not feed such a tree frog immediately before the “watchdog”. After a hearty lunch, she will sit down to “meditate” for a long time, comically folding her front paws.
Dart frogs or poison frogs
Dart frogs, for the most part, are highly poisonous land animals. For example, ten milligrams of dry leafhopper poison can kill four million mice. However, healthy human skin practically impenetrable to their poison. You should only be wary of getting it on mucous membranes or wounds. Therefore, some hobbyists still dare to keep poison dart frogs at home - they are attracted by their unusually bright colors, interesting behavior and daily lifestyle.
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Sexually mature males actively and jealously guard “their” area, although sometimes it is just some kind of bush. Dart frogs breed throughout the year. The male mates with several females, and then independently cares for a dozen clutches at the same time. Caring for the clutches is extremely difficult: the eggs must be constantly moistened with water, the hatched tadpoles must be transferred to the water and constantly fed, otherwise they will begin to devour each other.
Smooth clawed frog or aibolit frog
In ordinary aquariums together with agile big fish You can keep a smooth clawed frog. This is a small - up to 8 cm - creature with a small head, a short blunt muzzle, and eyes turned upward. Near the eyes there is a short tactile filament. The hind limbs are strong, muscular, with dark claws designed for tearing prey. The front paws have long toes without webbed tissue. Along the body there are depressions densely covered with hairs. Frogs of this species are brown or pinkish-orange in color, similar to the skin color of the European.
They live and feed only in water. And their skin secretions purify aquarium water and can even cure fish from infectious diseases. External resemblance to clawed frogs can be seen in African aquatic frogs. But they are thinner, and the muzzle is pointed, and at its end there are nostrils. In addition, this frog is only up to 4 cm in size. Any decorative aquariums with fish, but no more than 40 cm deep. They usually do not leave the water. But it is still worth covering the aquarium so that the frogs do not jump out.
Red-eyed tree frog
Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) Nightmare: toad. In an aquaterrarium, toads are distinguished by their unpretentiousness to living conditions. These are typical semi-aquatic amphibians. There are only three species: red-bellied, yellow-bellied and Far Eastern (Japanese). The size of an adult toad usually does not exceed 5 cm in length. Their back is brown, almost black or gray, and their belly is bright. The mucous tubercles of the toad secrete a foamy secretion - frinocin - a rather strong poison for small animals and birds. But it is not dangerous for humans.
These amphibians are diurnal, most of the time active life carried out in water. They feed mainly on invertebrates and insects. With the onset of darkness, the toads “sing” - monotonously and melancholy. The voices of many fire toads sound like a concert of low-tone spiritual instruments. Their singing is so mesmerizing that legends attribute their voices heard in swamps and lakes to spirits and various evil spirits. Therefore, it is worth thinking carefully: are you and your neighbors ready for such nightly tests?
lake frog
One of the most large amphibians European territory- lake frog. Her body can reach 17 cm and weight 1 kg. They jump high - this property must be taken into account when making or selecting an aquaterrarium. Frogs are voracious animals. They eat well arthropods, shellfish, pieces of fish and meat. In an aquaterrarium, a temperature difference is desirable for them: 30-35 degrees Celsius in a heated corner and up to 18 degrees Celsius in a cold corner. Lake frogs, like other green frogs, are called edible - in some European countries they are traditionally used as food.
Pointy-faced frog
This is a representative of brown frogs. A waterless but frequently irrigated “house” is suitable for them. At home, it is quite easy to winterize such pets, since they spend the winter on land. After wintering they begin mating season, and that’s when they transform fabulously. Gray-brown creatures temporarily change color. In a matter of days, almost before your eyes, they will become unusually prettier: they will become silver-lilac, blue. But after mating, molting occurs - the males tear off pieces of their “wedding” suit, stuff them into their mouths with their paws and eat their own skin.
Garlic
Toads need a very spacious home. The soil in it should not be loose - otherwise your pets will sit in it all day long. The spadefoot spadefoot is considered an unsurpassed digger. It completely buries itself in the ground in 1-3 minutes, and does it backwards - backing away and desperately working with its hind legs, it disappears underground. The spadefoot rarely gives voice, and this is undoubtedly her positive quality, because her timbre is very unique and high.
This toad makes a very loud squeal. It is curious that the tadpoles of the spadefoot toad reach a length of 10 cm, while the parents are only 5-6 cm. Another representative of the toad, the gray toad, is distinguished by its longevity: 30 years or more.
Tree frogs
Among the tree frogs there are little ones the size of a fingernail and “giants” – up to 12 cm. Male tree frogs are desperate screamers. During vocalization, their throat swells greatly. A main feature tree frog - the ability to masterfully climb and jump. The high glass walls of their home will not become an obstacle, because their legs have suction cups. They are capable of jumping from the wall of the aquaterrarium to the opposite one. Tree frogs are also wonderful chameleons.
The longest-livers among amphibians can be considered the gray toad, whose life expectancy is 26 years, the crested python - up to 28 years, the toad - 20 = 29 years, the tree frog -22 years, the grass and lake frog- 18 years old, shportsevaya - 15 years old. So if you already got a frog, take care of it!
The lake frog is the most major representative class Amphibians not only in Russia, but throughout the entire post-Soviet space. A real princess from Russia folk tale, reaching a length of about 15 cm. Everything about her is typical of a frog: olive shades of color, a sharp muzzle and a characteristic loud croaking, for which the species was popularly nicknamed “laughing”.
Characteristics of the lake frog: appearance
This species belongs to the family True frogs, order Tailless. His Latin name- Rana ridibunda. As mentioned above, this is the most close-up view amphibians living in Russia and the entire Palearctic. According to various sources, body length ranges from 6 to 17 cm, and the weight of individual individuals reaches 1500 g. Females are noticeably larger than males. The amphibian is capable of moving over impressive distances; the height jump can reach 1.5 m.
The lake frog has an elongated body, an oval-shaped skull and a pointed muzzle. The species is characterized by variability in color, ranging from gray-brown, olive to various shades of green. The subspecies Rana ridibunda striata has a light stripe along the head and spine. It can have varying degrees of severity and brightness. The subspecies Rana ridibunda maculata has numerous dark spots on its back. The lower part of the body is characteristically dirty white, sometimes with a yellowish tint. Numerous dark spots are visible against a light background. This species has bright golden eyes.
Those who are far from zoology can easily confuse representatives of amphibians, although they have significant differences. So, the grass frog and the lake frog are individuals different types. The first is distinguished from the second by its smaller body size (6-10 cm in length) and characteristic olive or red-brown color (pictured below).
Moreover, it is often confused pond frog from the lake. The second is distinguished by a low calcaneal tubercle and gray or black resonators located in the corners of the mouth.
Habitat
The lake frog is an amphibian that has become very widespread. She lives in Central and Southern Europe, Central and Near Asia, North Africa. The species is quite common in the Crimea, Kazakhstan, the Caucasus and of Eastern Europe. Induced in Kamchatka (unintentionally), where it quickly adapted. There, its distribution is mainly associated with the presence of hot springs and thermal ponds.
In the Tomsk region, large populations can be observed on non-freezing lakes, reservoirs, reclamation canals, where warm water from power plants, homes and businesses.
Lifestyle
The amphibian prefers to live in fairly deep (more than 20 cm) and permanent bodies of water. As a rule, they are oxbow lakes and river banks, ditches, lakes, and ponds. The lake frog (there is a photo in the article) is active almost all 24 hours and only on particularly hot days or hours does it prefer to hide in near-water or aquatic vegetation. It hunts for insects mainly on land or on the shore. It is there that she can be found in the warm season between noon and five o’clock in the evening. Noticing danger, the frog hides in the water.
For wintering, the total duration of which is about 230 days, it chooses the same reservoirs in which it lives. It happens that during the warm season, frogs migrate in search of cooler and deeper water. The species leaves for wintering when the water temperature drops to +8 - +10°C. If the reservoir does not freeze for the winter, then the amphibian can be active throughout the winter.
Feed base
The diet of the lake frog consists of coastal and aquatic invertebrates. As a rule, these are insects, mainly beetles, less often - representatives of arachnids or earthworms. In addition, the frog can eat other amphibians and their eggs, lizards, voles, warbler chicks, constrictors, and mollusks. If the frog does not have enough ground food, it can eat tadpoles of its own species. Often, adults eat up to 99% of the fingerlings. Nutrition is usually carried out on land, and the digestion process is carried out in water.
Previously, it was believed that the lake species of frogs causes significant damage to fisheries by eating fry. However, the role of fish in nutrition is insignificant. The species can indeed feed on the juveniles of many species of fish, but their share in the diet does not exceed 12%.
Lake frog tadpoles feed on green algae and diatoms. They make up about 60% of the diet, the rest comes from higher plants and animals (protozoan worms, crustaceans, mollusks).
Natural enemies
The natural enemies of frogs are leeches, dragonfly larvae and swimming beetles, predatory fish(pike perch, perch, bream, pike, catfish, etc.), some reptiles (snakes and vipers), birds (storks, herons, crows, grebes, ducks, etc.), as well as mammals (rats, muskrat, shrews , muskrats, representatives of mustelids, etc.). Thus, in some places, snake populations live exclusively on the lake species of frogs, which form the basis of their food supply.
Human influence on population sizes
Enough a large number of frogs are captured for scientific, medical and educational purposes. Grass and lake species are the main objects of fishing. In the 70-80s of the last century, hundreds of thousands of individuals were caught annually for the purposes listed above. In addition, amphibians were specially caught for the export of frog legs, which are considered a delicacy in some countries. Attempts have been made to create specialized frog farms, but they have not been successful.
Reproduction
Adults reach sexual maturity at the age of 1-3 years, with a total lifespan of about 12 years. The spawning process, as a rule, begins immediately after exiting the period hibernation when the water in the reservoir warms up to +15°C or more, and lasts until the beginning of June.
During the breeding season, males stay on the surface of water bodies, forming large groups. They are very loud and active. With their “mating songs” they attract females to mate.
The number of eggs in one clutch reaches 11,000, each of them has a diameter of up to 8 mm. The number of eggs directly depends on the size of the female and increases with age. Spawning of eggs is carried out in one lump or in separate piles. The spawning period is extended over time and is especially long in southern populations.
Development of the lake frog
The development of the eggs lasts about eighteen days. The larval stage takes up to 85 days. The tadpole has a pear-shaped body and a light olive color. At first, the tadpoles remain in the same place where they were born and stay in a flock, and then spread out across the pond. They are found both in deep and shallow waters, in clean water and in thickets of grass. At birth, they have a body length of about 5 mm. By the time of metamorphosis, the size increases more than tenfold. The length of the tadpole on the eve of transformation reaches 90 mm.
The larvae are diurnal and feed most intensively from eleven o'clock in the morning until noon. At night, they prefer to be at the bottom, hiding under stones and in thickets of aquatic plants.
Tadpoles of lake frogs form large clusters, the density of which reaches 9000 individuals per 1 cubic meter water. Only a few percent survive. The population density of adult individuals, by comparison, is about 2000. per hectare. Such accumulations of larvae play a significant role in the circulation of substances.
Toads and frogs, many want to know how these amphibians differ and whether there is at least some difference between them. People confuse them because they are similar in appearance, are amphibious, and are not very pleasant to look at. In fact, the difference is very big. They have their own characteristics by which they can be distinguished. How can they differ?
How is a frog different from a toad?
More about frogs
The frog is an animal of the order Anura, which inhabits almost all countries. Lives up to fifteen years. This tailless creature loves a bright, nice, sunny day more than a dark evening. Why hunt for insects at night when you can hunt during the day and relax at night and in the evening. In an individual long legs, which are designed for jumping. She is quite timid; when she sees a threat, she immediately runs away at the first opportunity. To get to your food, you just need to pull out long tongue and guess the moment when to eat. The frog has its own uniqueness, it can breathe through skin. Despite the fact that her body is small, her head is large and she is always in an elevated position.
The color of an animal consists of a combination of colors
- yellow
- green
- red
Caviar looks like small round lumps, wrapped in a mucous layer. An individual always begins its frog life in water. From the eggs that she laid in the water, a small tadpole develops, and when it is born, it is very similar to a fry. For example, an amphibian bovine species, individuals of which are capable of laying more than twenty thousand eggs, from which tadpoles emerge. Only when the little frog becomes more like an adult frog does it come out onto land.
Frogs never do not go far from bodies of water. Tailless babies move around different ways. In the environment natural habitat These animals can jump, swim and dig holes. The skin of these amphibians is bare and covered with mucus, so the activity of this animal is highly dependent on humidity and air temperature.
Who are toads
The toad is a large amphibian animal. They can live more than thirty-nine years. In various fairy tales, this nasty animal is a bad symbol and is often associated with a freak character. The main injustice is that people are compared to this disgusting creature. And if you remember how much benefit this unfortunate creature brings, then you really feel sorry for the animal. Toads have a rather dense build. Scattered on the skin poison glands. The parotid glands are located behind the eyes; they are safe for humans as they do not secrete poison.
When she sees a person, she remains in place thanks to her skin, which protects her. A toad, of course, is different from a frog, it is larger, but the head of this person is smaller than that of a small frog. Another difference between the toad is that it cannot jump deftly and moves very slowly.
Toad goes out hunting in the evening hiding in the grass and looking for tasty insects. After all, she doesn’t like the heat of the day. She has short tongue, so she will have to get close enough to the food and somehow push it into her mouth. It is much more difficult for an individual to eat an insect, because it has to make slow movements to catch food. And if the insect flies away, the toad will have to chase it while it is in its field of vision.
The individual does not have a chest, that is, if you touch the front legs, you can find a special softness.
They lay out their eggs in the form of small ropes. The eggs are found at the bottom of reservoirs or are shrouded underwater plants. Their tadpoles are also at the bottom, as are their eggs. When the tadpoles have already grown up, they come to land and enter only when they need to lay eggs. In one year a toad can lay out ten thousand eggs.
Its color is dull and dull, making it almost impossible to find at night.
Differences between a toad and a frog
Even our ancestors knew the difference between a toad and a frog. And they knew that all individuals are useful for life because they catch insects. And even now, some people use animals as a mosquito repellent.
Frogs, which every person associates with loud croaking and the warm season, are tailless - the largest detachment amphibians. The habitat of some individuals is exclusively land, other species of frogs recognize living only in water, some - both. There are also those living in trees and capable of gliding at a distance of up to 15 meters.
The most comfortable places for amphibians are places with increased dampness - rain forests, meadows, swamps, shores of freshwater reservoirs. Almost every corner of the earth is inhabited by these big-eyed creatures, of which there are more than 5,000 species on the planet. The highest density was recorded in tropical zone. Many nature lovers have always wondered: what kind of frog is it? What does it eat? Where does he live?
External description of the frog
Frogs are characterized by a short body. The absence of a neck as such allows the tailless animal to only slightly tilt its head, in the upper part of which there are two bulging eyes and nostrils. What does a frog eat in a pond? What kind of life does he lead? And why does he blink so often? The frog's organs of vision are protected by eyelids: the upper one is leathery and the lower one is transparent and mobile. The frequent blinking characteristic of them is due to protection from drying out the surface of the eyes, which are moistened by the moist skin of the eyelids. This feature caused by the frog's terrestrial lifestyle. By comparison, fish - permanent residents of humid environments - do not have eyelids, so they do not blink at all. A visual feature of frogs is their ability to simultaneously see everything that is happening in front, above and to the side. At the same time, they never close their eyes for a long time, even during sleep.
Outside, behind each eye, there is an external ear covered with skin - Inner frog placed directly in the skull.
Properties of frog skin
The green frog inhales air with its lungs, which are poorly developed, and with its skin, which has great value in the respiratory process. For this type of amphibian, an absolutely dry environment is disastrous, as it causes drying out of the skin and certain death as a result. IN aquatic environment The frog switches entirely to skin breathing.
Our ancestors believed that frog skin had bactericidal properties, so they threw these animals into milk to prevent it from turning sour. By the way, the frog does not drink at all, and the water from external environment penetrates into her body with food and through the skin, which, thanks to the skin secretions of mucous consistency, is constantly moist. Based on the foregoing, questions arise: “What makes it stand out among other representatives of the fauna? common frog? What does it eat? How does one hunt prey?
The frog has well-formed limbs, each of which consists of three main sections linked to each other using movable joints. In the front legs, these are the shoulder, forearm and hand, ending with 4 fingers (the fifth is underdeveloped). Rear end consists of a foot with 5 toes connected to each other by swimming membranes, a lower leg and a thigh. The hind legs, which play the main role in movement, are several times stronger and longer than the front legs, while the forelimbs serve as a kind of softening shock absorbers when jumping.
The body temperature of an amphibian directly depends on the temperature of the external environment, increasing in warm times and decreasing in cold weather. Just like they are cold-blooded animals. Therefore, when it gets colder, they lose activity and tend to take refuge in a warmer place, and in winter time hibernate.
Frog: what does it eat?
The diet of these anurans is quite extensive and consists of individuals surrounding it. Therefore, by logical thinking and careful observations, you can understand what the frog eats in the pond. These are mainly beetles, mosquitoes, flies, spiders, worms, snails, caterpillars, small crustaceans and sometimes small fish.
Some of the victims have a hard shell, which the frog copes with using its teeth. Frogs hunt exclusively for moving prey, sitting in a secluded place and patiently lying in wait for a future meal. Noticing a potential victim, the hunter quickly throws out a long, wide tongue from her mouth, to which it sticks.
Frog: species
Tailless amphibians are divided into three types: frogs, toads and tree frogs.
Frogs are characterized by smooth, slightly lumpy skin, swimming membranes on hind limbs and teeth located on the upper jaw. The most respectable representative of this species is the goliath frog, which mainly lives in West Africa. Its length is up to 1 meter, and its weight is about 3 kg. Impressive sizes! Such a frog amazes the eye. What does such a large individual, capable of jumping up to 3 meters, eat? The Goliath frog feeds on its small cousins, spiders and scorpions, and can live up to 15 years. Her lack of a vocal resonator is compensated by her excellent hearing.
The smallest frogs found in Cuba range in size from 8.5 to 12 mm.
pond frog
IN central regions In Europe, the most common pond frog is the green frog, which differs from its counterparts only in its smaller size.
The abdomen, devoid of spots, has a white or yellowish color, the color of the back is gray-green or bright green. Favorite place habitats - small bodies of water with standing water and near-water flora. She prefers a diurnal lifestyle and feels comfortable both on land and in water, which allows her to equally consume oxygen through the skin and lungs. To move on land, it uses fast jumps and tries to hide in a body of water from danger. They usually emerge from hibernation in April-May, when the external temperature is 12 o C and the water temperature is 10 o C.
At the beginning of their awakening, their activity is low; after two to three weeks, as the water warms up, reproduction begins in the reservoir. One female can lay up to 3,000 eggs, from which a frog larva develops within a week. Full cycle its transformation into an adult takes about 2 months.
Life of a frog in nature
The frog tadpole feeds on microscopic algae, and a little later on insect larvae. Frogs reach sexual maturity in the third year of life. Their life expectancy in natural conditions reaches 6-12 years. With the onset of cold weather, frogs go to winter, preferring to bury themselves in the mud. Sometimes they can hide on land, for example, in a rodent hole. Eg, grass frogs They spend the winter at the bottom of ice-free reservoirs, at the headwaters of streams and rivers, gathering in tens and hundreds of individuals. For wintering it chooses cracks in the earth's crust.
Toads and tree frogs: differences
Toads are characterized by a lack of teeth and bumpy skin that is darker and drier than a frog's. The world's largest individual, the aga toad, is also one of the most poisonous among its fellows.
Its weight can reach 2 kg. The smallest toad is 2.4 cm long. Representatives of this species prefer to live on land, going down to the water only during the mating season.
Tree frogs are the smallest representatives of the three described frog species. They differ from the others by the presence of expanded discs on their fingers, which help them climb up. Some species can fly, which helps them escape from enemies.
Amazing species of frogs
Like many representatives of fauna, among frogs there are unique specimens.
Thus, in India there is a rainbow frog, which is an object of worship. She lives in Reggie Kumar's house. Its unusualness lies in its constantly changing color, which attracts a large number of people who want to look at this miracle and pray to it.
It can be easily studied by its endangered species - Hyalinobatrachium pellucidum. Otherwise, it is called glass, or transparent, since its insides can be seen through the skin.
Among the dart frogs of Central and South America, I would like to highlight the dye dart frog, in particular its blue subspecies. Unlike its other brethren, it is active even during the daytime and is almost always brightly colored.
Many dart frogs are on the verge of extinction. Dart frogs are poisonous to some extent, which has been successfully exploited by using their poison for their arrows.
Vietnamese marsh frog, found in tropical and subtropical forests, often an item of domestic exotica, in terms of value it is estimated from 45 to 75 dollars. It is also called mossy due to the unusual structure of the skin, which looks like rock moss. This appearance is also an excellent camouflage.
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