Saturday, August 15, 2009

Camou-frog

I love nature's adaptations and camouflage is one of my favorites. Check closely and see if you can find the Blanchard's Cricket Frog, Acris crepitans blanchardi, in this picture.

It's there and I would never have seen it if it hadn't hopped. It blends in perfectly with the mud around the edge of our pond.
How about now that it has turned sideways?

Here you can see it now that I have cropped the photo. Check to the right of the brown leaf in the previous photos. Looks just like a clump of mud. Camouflage at its finest!
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6 comments:

  1. i beatiAugust 15, 2009 at 3:57 PM

    love those moving flowers above sandy

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  2. This Is My Blog - fishing guyAugust 15, 2009 at 7:49 PM

    Janet: That was a neat little frog. It does have great camo.

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  3. Cezar and LéiaAugust 16, 2009 at 10:08 AM

    wow so little frog!Very interesting!Happy Camera critters,
    purrs and love
    Luna

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  4. Tom ArbourAugust 16, 2009 at 3:25 PM

    Very nice Janet- I should look for Blanchard's Cricket Frogs around central Ohio sometime.

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  5. Dawn FineAugust 20, 2009 at 2:36 PM

    Smart little frog.

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  6. Adrienne ZwartAugust 22, 2009 at 7:00 AM

    Wow, he really does blend in well. I had to enlarge the first shot to find him.

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