Photo Phriday 24
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11/26/21 09:09 AM
11/26/21 09:09 AM
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Gulo
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This one probably not of widespread interest to the trapping community, but nonetheless intriguing to me. The Northern Tailed Frog ( Ascaphus montanus) is pretty unique. Only found in the cold, rushing, boulder-filled streams of Montana and Idaho (and a few places in Washington), this is a weird little frog. Only known frog with internal fertilization, the males retain part of their tail into adulthood, which becomes a penis for copulation. Because the rushing streams are so noisy, they also have no known voice, as it probably couldn't be heard more than a short distance anyway. The "tadpoles" have a series of teeth on their mouth that allows them to "suction" onto rocks, and they take up to three years to morph into adults, thus, they are active throughout the winter in these cold streams. This is a metamorph that hasn't yet resorbed its tail. This is a tadpole that is starting to grow hind legs and shows the teeth rows it uses to hold onto rocks and feed on micronutrients. This is a fully morphed adult male showing the small retained tail which becomes a "penis" for copulation. The fully morphed adult. Endearing little sucker, huh? Jack
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Re: Photo Phriday 24
[Re: Gulo]
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11/26/21 09:20 AM
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New meaning to a piece of tail.......j
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Re: Photo Phriday 24
[Re: Gulo]
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11/26/21 09:55 AM
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Very cool and informative.
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Re: Photo Phriday 24
[Re: Gulo]
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11/26/21 11:43 AM
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SundanceMtnMan
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Gulo Very cool. I have lived in Idaho my entire life and never heard this. Now I will be looking for one. Love learning something new.
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Re: Photo Phriday 24
[Re: Leftlane]
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11/26/21 01:36 PM
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That is possibly the funniest sub plot I have ever seen! I don't buy too many shoes because I usually wear boots but every time I see a shoe box it reminds me of that movie LOL[/quote]
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Re: Photo Phriday 24
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11/26/21 04:07 PM
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Used to be lots of these in the creeks and swamps when I was growing up. All the bait shops sold them for fishing bait. They are a lot more scarce where I am now and dont see them too often.
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Re: Photo Phriday 24
[Re: Gulo]
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11/26/21 05:56 PM
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Jumper That is so cool. What was the project name? My family has been involved in 4-H for 80 years if you count my mom. My son and I did a couple years of trapping.
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Re: Photo Phriday 24
[Re: Sharon]
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11/27/21 11:52 AM
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I think what you've got, Sharon, is Pseudacris sierra, the Sierran chorus frog. Excellent photos. Cool little treefrog.
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