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Why is there frog spawn everywhere?: |
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smason Member Joined: 26 Mar 2005 No. of posts: 1  View other posts by smason |
Posted: 26 Mar 2005 Dear All This is probably a very basic question. I was walking through the fields yesterday and there was frog spawn everywhere in the grass, on a cattle grid, in the road etc. Is this usual? Also how big a clump does one frog lay? I was very happy because a new pond dug last June has spawn in it and our wildlife pond, relaid last october has been re-colonised as well/. Thanks Stephen
Stephen Mason Isle of Arran |
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peastick Member Joined: 21 Mar 2005 No. of posts: 4 View other posts by peastick |
Posted: 26 Mar 2005 Hi Stephen, I have never witnessed the spawning as it occurs but observation reveals clumps of spawn the size of a ping pong ball. Given time and some warm weather this can swell upto the size of a football. I guess it depends on the maturity of the frogs mating and their physical condition. It is not uncommon to find spawn in flooded tractor ruts or waterlogged grassland, bear in mind they have woken from their winter slumber and spawning is uppermost. Once that is dealt with the frogs will resume a land existence and seek out food. |
- Why is there frog spawn everywhere? |