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Frog Eggs in a Lake at the Ocoee Retreat Center near Ocoee Tennessee
I was at the Ocoee Retreat Center near Ocoee Tennessee this past weekend and on Saturday February 25 I was walking around the lake there with a friend and noticed these frog eggs. I am not sure what type of frog laid them, but I did hear what sounded like a Bull Frog nearby. Frogs lay their eggs under water and can lay up to 20,000 at a time. The eggs are covered in a jelly-like substance by the female which causes the eggs to float to the surface. This may explain why I saw this patch of eggs along with several others on the same side of the lake, the far side from the direction the wind was blowing. Frogs and other amphibians are found near water sources because they need to live in and around water as part of their habitat. Bull Frogs sometimes travel from water source to water source and can hop six miles in a week. After the eggs hatch tadpoles emerge and live by swimming around and eating algae in their pond until they fully develop into a frog through the process of metamorphosis. During the process, the tadpoles develop lungs and legs. Depending on the type of frog species, the tadpoles might only take a few weeks to complete their metamorphosis or over a year.
Frog Eggs in a Lake at the Ocoee Retreat Center near Ocoee Tennessee
I was at the Ocoee Retreat Center near Ocoee Tennessee this past weekend and on Saturday February 25 I was walking around the lake there with a friend and noticed these frog eggs. I am not sure what type of frog laid them, but I did hear what sounded like a Bull Frog nearby. Frogs lay their eggs under water and can lay up to 20,000 at a time. The eggs are covered in a jelly-like substance by the female which causes the eggs to float to the surface. This may explain why I saw this patch of eggs along with several others on the same side of the lake, the far side from the direction the wind was blowing. Frogs and other amphibians are found near water sources because they need to live in and around water as part of their habitat. Bull Frogs sometimes travel from water source to water source and can hop six miles in a week. After the eggs hatch tadpoles emerge and live by swimming around and eating algae in their pond until they fully develop into a frog through the process of metamorphosis. During the process, the tadpoles develop lungs and legs. Depending on the type of frog species, the tadpoles might only take a few weeks to complete their metamorphosis or over a year.