In the summer, after the rain, the frogs seem like it’s alive frogs hopping around. Plop, plop, they leap up and down the grass that is wet and over the stony ground. There was a belief that the sudden frog swarm would be brought down by the rain that was pounding down. They claimed that the frogs were attracted by the sun’s energy when it evaporated water from the ponds and streams. However, as the sun’s ability to evaporate the water into tiny, vaporous molecules it can’t be the case.

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In addition, any tiny frog that fell from a storm is not in a position to frolic in the stones and grass. The most effective way to unravel the mystery is to look into the behavior of the tiny Frogs themselves. It would be quite a job to research all of them as there are more than 200 species of frogs found in the world. 17 varieties are found in America. All amphibians live an alternate life, living in the water and on the land.

The eggs of all amphibians are born in the water. They then go through a stage called a fishy tadpole. The differences start to be apparent when frogs get to maturity. Some species have sturdy webbed feet, and they have a life-long existence both in and out of water. A few frogs are small and have disc suckers on their feet and then when they reach adulthood, become tree-dwellers. Other species have larger toes that they use to dig through the soil. Certain land-based frogs don’t go near water after the stage at tadpole unless they want to lay eggs or to hatch more tadpoles. Frogs are all cold-blooded creatures.

They depend on the air surrounding them to keep them at a comfortable temperature. A large portion of the stream dwellers spends their nights in the winter cold in the comfort of the bed of a stream or a bank. In the dry, hot daytime temperatures of Arizona, the tiny land-based frogs dig themselves in small holes and caves beneath the scorching earth. They can are able to escape the heat of summer heat, and hide beneath the cooler undersides of rocks as they cozily lie beneath their damp root systems of the sheltering trees and even cactus. The humid air of an unexpected shower can tingle the skin of drowsy Frogs, and they will be re-awakened to action. They will appear in a steady stream of plops, plopping around the space. They’ll sway around happily and catch themselves an occasional fly until the rain has stopped. When the sun rises and drys the air once more and the happy little hoppers return to their shelters and rest until the weather cooperates again.