Tadpoles and frogs

[majorshot94]

thats crazy.. but what are those sounds? frogs or something

[plort]

Yep, that's the sound of frogs mating (recorded a few weeks earlier at the same pond)

[isabeats]

@plort Actually, these are male frogs singing to attract mates. They are not actually mating at this point.

[megawolf21]

if it is matingfrogs thats just verry verry disturbing.............

[maarakailet1]

That's toads calling alright! :)

[smorestes]

Awesome vid!

[Frogtana123]

i luv frogz!!!

[tanksmom1]

i am dying to know how you got this film, i have had tadpoles in my pool for 2 yrs. now and would love video like this!!!! whats your secret? thanks

[plort]

No secret - I used an underwater camera (Pentax Optio WPi). I turned it on, then put it in the water at the edge of the pond and just let it go for about 10 minutes.

[tanksmom1]

it really is cool and as mrmojo says relaxing to watch and hear... do you know what kind of frogs they are, im in ca. and mine are pacific tree frogs but they just croak you can hear them on my video froggy nights...

[plort]

I believe the frog-sounds are tree frogs (we're in the northeast - so perhaps not Pacific?) - the tadpoles are toads.

[mrmojo88888]

This is so cool. I wish that I had a 2 hour loop of this video to play on my TV when I can't sleep. I could watch this all night, with one eye open, in and out of conciseness.... We always captured and grew frog eggs and grew them into tadpoles and frogs as kids. Fascinating.

[crankycyborg]

i still do it thers a lil pond i catch lepored frogs at and i got tadpoles and salamanders im watching over cool huh

[Gryphex]

Hm... those look like they'd become toads, not frogs. Every year I raise tadpoles when the frogs gather in my pool (it's super dirty). This year, I've gotten more than ever before. Mine are a tad smaller, and they come in green and black. They're offspring from the gray Pacific Treefrogs.

[plort]

I agree, the tadpoles are toads, but the sound you hear is, I believe, frogs mating. the audio and video were captured at two different times (though at the same pond)

[magicdevil11]

flyingscience i am your biggest fan.i have 6 tad poles really awesome and cool video plort  p.s. i dont have any friends. p.s.s.please dont make us make us watch the same thing for 8 minutes.

[RavenRulz29]

I have marsh frogs. Hey, question, do frogs eat tadpoles? please reply with answer please, thank you.

[plort]

I'm fairly certain some frogs do indeed eat tadpoles.

[RavenRulz29]

Striped marsh frogs...mine supposedly did cause I only have a few tadpoles left. I'm so sad, someone at school killed my froglet when they sqeezed it too hard. I'm depressed, it was my favourite! AND, I left the tank of with my frog and tadpoles at school. Now I worry for them!

[aliveformyself]

Tad poles all over, what sort are they and parental DNA? I will have to ask; are the simply aquatic or do they come out after they are all grown up and hop around too? Your hands are going to be full* &:8}

[plort]

These tadpoles emerged as toads a few weeks later. They were super small and very difficult to see in the grass at first.

[DemonDemonic2006]

yuck lol

[cloudchaser07]

Very nice and beautiful, i had a good experiance today alsot with tadpoles and i was lucky to have my camera with me and i posted it in here uncer The Tad pole .

[plort]

The camera is in a pond at the edge where the tadpoles gather. the tadpoles are extremely tiny - about a half an inch long at the most.

[flyingscience]

Is the camera in an empty aquarium weighted down for filming?

[plort]

I superimposed the sound of the parents mating on top of the video of the tadpoles - sorry if I didn't make that clearer

[lincz25]

well, if there there are tadpoles then I'd think the parents already mated right? Still a cool vid!

[SjpielseWolf]

Very beautifull! :-)... 7,5 minute in a different place :D awesome !

[joeyxheffalump]

Ah, I hear the distinct call of the american toad. =) Fantastic! Absolutely fantastic!

[manicintoxicant]

watching and listening to this is sooo peaceful