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Produce => Ponds 'n' Stuff => Topic started by: Toadspawn on March 29, 2006, 23:32:45

Title: Toadspawn
Post by: Toadspawn on March 29, 2006, 23:32:45

Today I was delighted to watch a pair of toads mating and laying spawn around a grass in the pond. Toads do seem to spawn about 2weeks after frogs because the 10 clumps of frogspawn just begining to hatch. Just a pity newts don't lay in such a visible way. They appeared active in the same pond about 3 days ago.
At least the tadpoles will provide food for the dragon fly larvae and there should be a good emergence again this year.

Title: Re: Toadspawn
Post by: Mimi on April 01, 2006, 13:04:51

Just popped out on this gorgeous day to see whats what in the pond and caught these two at it as well.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v175/mimi4555/toadspawn001.jpg)

Title: Re: Toadspawn
Post by: Simon05 on April 02, 2006, 22:18:35

Mimi,

good pic, not got toads in my pond just frogs, newts and dragonflies

Toadspawn,

I know what you mean about the dragonfly larvae eating all the tadpoles, I counted at least 10 dragonfly larvae in my pond last year, only a few tadpoles made it into frogs