Saturday 18 January 2014

American Bullfrog / Rana catesbeiana

Photo: American bullfrog
  AMERICAN BULLFROG...
American bullfrogs will ambush and eat just about anything they can fit in their giant mouths.

This frog can live for 7-9 years, they are amphibian and surprisingly carnivores!
They eat literally anything from insects, mice, fish, birds, and snakes. They sit quietly and wait for prey to pass by, then lunge with their powerful hind legs, mouths open wide.


Size of frog relative to tea cup:
Illustration: American bullfrog compared with tea cup

Did you know? 
A female bullfrog can lay as many as 20,000 eggs, which float in a clump on the surface of the water.




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