I went out and checked the pond for frogspawn this morning, as it was another sunny day. I could see frogs moving about, but there was no spawn yet.
A couple of hours later, this had appeared – it’s still very dense, with the jelly not yet swollen up. I wonder whether the Pond Snail is having a jelly feast? I put a little bit of spawn in a tank, so I can watch the tadpoles develop, and then return them to the pond later on.
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March 15, 2014 at 9:41 pm
Best of luck with your experiment. Look forward to the follow up 🙂
March 15, 2014 at 11:03 pm
Watch this space! 😀 I’ve kept them right through to baby froglets before, and then put them back into the pond. (Very important not to release them in a different pond though, as that can transfer disease.) They might even be safer in the tank, as there are fish and newts in the pond, and they both like to eat tadpoles. Yum!
March 16, 2014 at 7:02 am
It sounds like a great strategy to ensure the frog population doesn’t dwindle. 🙂
March 16, 2014 at 11:27 am
Last year was a dreadful year here for frogspawn. Thanks for reminding me to have a good peek around to see if I can find any this year. Great pic!
March 16, 2014 at 12:23 pm
I caught them all at it this morning – at least ten frogs out there, singing and doing other stuff too. They looked rather like hippos. 🙂
March 16, 2014 at 7:53 pm
Oh it all sounds terribly decadent 😉
March 16, 2014 at 8:04 pm
Oh yes!