Frog

Category

Frogs – Evolution of & websites too

  Why are frogs important? “ Without frogs, we’d have a tougher job protecting our crops from pests. Healthy frog populations can keep mosquito numbers down, as tadpoles and mosquito larvae battle it out in ponds and swamps, thereby reducing your chance of contracting mosquito-borne disease “ ( source : https://inspiringnsw.org.au/2017/11/29/why-frogs-count/ ) A brilliant video below on frog’s evolution by Light Moth Media     Some recommended frog websites https://www.jonathankolby.com Save the Frogs Froglife UK Frog ID via Australia Museum ...

Newsflash! New species discovered in 2021

In a year of challenges and frustration, here’s some good news from BBC Wildlife team… “Taxonomists – scientists that classify species – describe thousands and thousands of new extant (living) species every year, and 2021 has seen some amazing new discoveries, including impressive spiders in Papua New Guinea named after the activist Greta Thunberg and a tiny chameleon in Madagascar. Sometimes these species are completely new ones that have never been studied by scientists before, and sometimes it’s a case of...