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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsA morning visitor...
This little guy climbed up my chair whilst drinking my morning coffee...
Arkansas Granny
(31,524 posts)hack89
(39,171 posts)Aristus
(66,436 posts)hack89
(39,171 posts)Aristus
(66,436 posts)I got made fun of a lot...
lastlib
(23,266 posts)Phentex
(16,334 posts)Lately all I've seen are giant toads.
Solly Mack
(90,779 posts)Nice capture.
Rhiannon12866
(205,834 posts)I once pulled into my garage and found one of these little guys sitting on my car like a hood ornament. I worried about where to let him go, since I wasn't sure where I picked him up...
marzipanni
(6,011 posts)I'm glad to see your little frog visitor, and glad to read that Phentex has been seeing giant toads!
Fish and amphibians are adversely affected by the hormones from birth control pills, and other pharmaceuticals which are flushed from our bodies, then flushed into the water cycle.
http://www.livescience.com/20532-birth-control-water-pollution.html
Earth_First
(14,910 posts)Western, New York to be specific.
As you mention, amphibians are a great indicator of environmental conditions...
Our area has a healthy population of salamanders as well, which are generally the most sensitive to stress on the environment...
Locut0s
(6,154 posts)We don't have many here, not that I see anyway, so I'm always excited to see them.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,376 posts)Hello my ragtime gal".........
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RUN!
Loryn
(945 posts)Cute little froggy.