{"id":4398,"date":"2020-05-29T10:47:53","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T14:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dykenpond.org\/?page_id=4398"},"modified":"2020-05-31T10:53:17","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T14:53:17","slug":"wood-frog-toad-or-salamander-eggs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dykenpond.org\/?page_id=4398","title":{"rendered":"Wood frog, Toad or Salamander Eggs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/dykenpond.org\/?page_id=4398\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"400\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendsofdykenpond.org\/dykenpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gfrog.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4400 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.friendsofdykenpond.org\/dykenpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gfrog.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dykenpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gfrog.png 456w, https:\/\/dykenpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gfrog-290x193.png 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendsofdykenpond.org\/dykenpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/wood.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4399 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.friendsofdykenpond.org\/dykenpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/wood.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dykenpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/wood.png 446w, https:\/\/dykenpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/wood-290x199.png 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wood frogs<\/strong> in amplexus can be seen in the photograph on the left. Egg masses are about the size of a golf ball when first laid, as seen in the three smaller, whitish masses near the frogs. As they absorb water, they grow to the size of about a baseball.\u00a0 Each egg mass can contain up to 1,000 eggs.\u00a0\u00a0 Wood frogs lay their eggs communally, so look for large clumps of spherical, lumpy blobs in the water very early in the season.\u00a0 These eggs do not have an outer gelatinous covering and will become looser as time goes on.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendsofdykenpond.org\/dykenpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/39224053392_d5cd6e186b_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4404 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.friendsofdykenpond.org\/dykenpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/39224053392_d5cd6e186b_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"321\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dykenpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/39224053392_d5cd6e186b_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dykenpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/39224053392_d5cd6e186b_b-290x163.jpg 290w, https:\/\/dykenpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/39224053392_d5cd6e186b_b-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendsofdykenpond.org\/dykenpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ambystoma_maculatum_polymorphic_egg_masses.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4403 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.friendsofdykenpond.org\/dykenpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ambystoma_maculatum_polymorphic_egg_masses.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spotted salamander<\/strong> egg masses contain up to 150 eggs and are covered by a stiff gelatinous outer layer that holds its shape even out of water. They can be found at the bottom of the pond or attached to twigs or plant material. They can be opaque white or even greenish later in the season as algae grows on them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendsofdykenpond.org\/dykenpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/bufame210.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4406 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.friendsofdykenpond.org\/dykenpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/bufame210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dykenpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/bufame210.jpg 345w, https:\/\/dykenpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/bufame210-290x177.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendsofdykenpond.org\/dykenpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2209a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4405 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.friendsofdykenpond.org\/dykenpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2209a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dykenpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2209a.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dykenpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2209a-290x198.jpg 290w, https:\/\/dykenpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2209a-768x524.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>American toads<\/strong> lay their eggs a little later in the season in June. Their eggs will be covered in gelatin and be in long strings. Listen for their trilling mating call as the days heat up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Wood frogs in amplexus can be seen in the photograph on the left. 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