Today I came upon some Rana pirica as they were laying their eggs.
An infinite number of eggs had been laid around the edge of a small pond.
A single female normally lays a mass of eggs that contains about 1,000 individual eggs.
Accordingly, it is said that the number of frogs in an area can be determined by counting the number of egg masses. However, in the pond I saw, the masses appeared to be connected to each other, so there was no way of counting them.
Although the pond was small, the eggs had been laid over a fairly long area. It’s apparent that a great many tadpoles will be born
*I’ve kept the photo small out of consideration for people who find such scenes unpleasant.
Photo: A Rana pirica at Sounkyo May 3
An infinite number of eggs had been laid around the edge of a small pond.
A single female normally lays a mass of eggs that contains about 1,000 individual eggs.
Accordingly, it is said that the number of frogs in an area can be determined by counting the number of egg masses. However, in the pond I saw, the masses appeared to be connected to each other, so there was no way of counting them.
Although the pond was small, the eggs had been laid over a fairly long area. It’s apparent that a great many tadpoles will be born
*I’ve kept the photo small out of consideration for people who find such scenes unpleasant.
Photo: A Rana pirica at Sounkyo May 3
