A plague of frogs

[rthstewart]

We've seen lots and lots of these little, tiny guys hopping around. The good news, it's reflecting the overall health of the environment where we are as I've not seen this many frogs in probably 10 years. The bad news is that it is rainy and damp and so lots of them are out. They are spring peepers, Pseudacris crucifer and quite musical. 



No other herps yet, but I've not gone tramping about too much.  Also, zillions and zillions of these guys, who have also been very thin on the ground the last few years.


In other news, my pinch hit for the NFE is done which means that, again, I have 2 stories so that is VERY exciting!  I so love the NFE for its variety and quality. And now need to finish my beta's edits (thank you Beta To Be Revealed Later!) and tackle the day!

Comments

[andi-horton.livejournal.com]

Hee. At university, when I told my friend (who grew up in a city) that the sound she heard was a zillion tiny frogs, she didn't believe me. She thought it was distant car alarms.

Yay for hoppers, creepy-crawlers and the completion of things. Sounds like a pretty fantastic holiday so far--canine snoring notwithstanding ;)

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

Okay, what is in that second photo?

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

They are mole crabs!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerita_%28genus%29
I guess I should have explained! They are, we think, in the middle of spawning, because they are EVERYWHERE. Which is nice because they've been very scarce and are a general sign of health on the beaches.

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

Funky! I don't think I've ever seen them before...

[adaese.livejournal.com]

That mole crab is one of the weirdest things I've seen! My first guess was that it was actually something native to Barrayar.

[cyndisuesue.livejournal.com]

Mr. J. has always called them "sand fleas" ! LOL

[amine-eyes.livejournal.com]

Glad your holiday's going well! And TWO fics eeeeeeeeee :D And sakdjhajk the NFE fics so far have all been AMAZING <333

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

I've heard them called sand crabs and digger crabs. They actually borrow in backwards -- so their little eyestalks are staring at you as they borrow down. Very freaky.

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

And in keeping with the Barrayar theme, you can also, apparently eat them. Ahem, no thank you. I didn't even want to look at the recipe. http://www.pierandsurf.com/fishing-forum/showthread.php?57869-Mole-Crab-Poppers

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

huzzah!

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

After reading "Good Omens", I can only ever think of this as a plague of frog.