My rain barrel is teeming with various stages of polliwogs. I seldom ever see the frogs they become but today one was casually sitting on the edge of the barrel and obliged me while l went to get my camera by staying there. The arrow points to his still present tail. That is my index finger for scale and in the upper portion of the photo is an even smaller cohabitant of the barrell. I can't find a tomato this small to make a frogmato shot!
What an awesome find, reminds me of my childhood! We used to have so much fun with them. Caught the little tadpoles in the river nearby and raised them at home. Obviously put them back again ;-)
Great comparison showing the beginning life of the frogs. I've seen tadpoles, but I don't think I've ever seen their transformation like this. But I was raised in the city.
I have never seen the in between stage except in drawings so this is really fun to see! I have seen millions of polliwogs though in one of the lily ponds at Grey Towers. I think most of them get eaten otherwise the estate would be overrun with frogs! He might fit on a grape tomato but even then the tomato would probably look monstrous next to him. Cool shot!
@kwind thanks bunches I think it is a happy accident for me too @maggiemae I am glad you like and I knew if I didn't it would be really hard to tell the size @tunia I susally don't see them when thsy get like this so I am glad you appreciate it @Dawn so glad you like it Dawn thanks @wyomingsis thanks bunches sorry for taking so long to respond. school is taking LOTS of my time @ludwigsdiana ;~} glad I could remind you of happy times Diana @henrir LOL! Being a city girl would make this a little hared to find. I am so glad you like it Henri and glad I could show you @louannwarren thanks so much for your faithful and constant support Lou Ann @olivetreeann LOLYou are the only one that got the frogmato reference. I might have tried it had I a grape tomato as you suggested. I think I actually did get one like that once http://365project.org/grammyn/everything-else/2013-08-23 So happy to be able to show you this inbetween stage and so grateful for your continued enthusiasm and support of my project thanks @bill_fe sorry for taking so long to respond Bill especially since you are taking a hiatus but l am really happy you like that l showed the stages. Thanks bunches
Good to put your finger there - can see how tiny it is! Looks like it might have been a tadpole an hour ago!
@maggiemae I am glad you like and I knew if I didn't it would be really hard to tell the size
@tunia I susally don't see them when thsy get like this so I am glad you appreciate it
@Dawn so glad you like it Dawn thanks
@wyomingsis thanks bunches sorry for taking so long to respond. school is taking LOTS of my time
@ludwigsdiana ;~} glad I could remind you of happy times Diana
@henrir LOL! Being a city girl would make this a little hared to find. I am so glad you like it Henri and glad I could show you
@louannwarren thanks so much for your faithful and constant support Lou Ann
@olivetreeann LOLYou are the only one that got the frogmato reference. I might have tried it had I a grape tomato as you suggested. I think I actually did get one like that once http://365project.org/grammyn/everything-else/2013-08-23 So happy to be able to show you this inbetween stage and so grateful for your continued enthusiasm and support of my project thanks
@bill_fe sorry for taking so long to respond Bill especially since you are taking a hiatus but l am really happy you like that l showed the stages. Thanks bunches