I will admit that I am not very good at catching frogs, but I did manage to get one to jump into my bucket after chasing it around for a good minute. It was in a wooded area near a small body of water. They are very fast and can hop pretty far distances. Our trip to Donnelly was filled with cricket frogs and we heard a lot of advertisement calling. Their call sounds like metal balls clinking together. After examining its hind feet I determined it was a Southern Cricket Frog (Acris Gryllus).
This is a picture of me holding another cricket frog that someone else had caught, but it gives you a good idea just how small they are!
(Deena Russell, SC)
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