Northern Leopard Frogs are numerous in only a few areas of Indiana. Luckily for us, LRWP’s preserves are full of this lovable species of special concern! Adult frogs, three to five inches long, are spotted black on green and lighter green, with white bellies. They eat mostly insects, worms, and small snakes. In spring and summer, males make a short snore-like call from the water. Females lay up to 6,500 eggs in wet areas, preferably where there are no fish. The tadpoles metamorphose into small adults after several months in water. Listen for these frogs when you visit Eagle Marsh or Arrowhead Marsh, or look closely and you may spot them trying to hide in wet areas or near the edge of ponds.

 

Did you know?

The male has a black patch of androconial scales responsible for dispersing pheromones on the hind wings, and the black veins on its wing are narrower than the female’s. The male is also slightly larger.

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Like all insects the Monarch has six legs, however it uses only four of its legs as it carries its two front legs against its body.

 

 

 

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