07-08-2011, 05:17 PM
We spend tons of time in our frog room and both Jason and I have come to the conclusion that both adult frogs and tadpoles communicate. The communication appears to be visual in nature (movements) and audible (tadpoles making sounds).
We posted a video of our male Alanis transporting tadpoles. When I saw the transport happen, the male Alanis jumped in every pool and waited for the tadpole to detach. Those pools must not have been what the tadpole wanted so the male alanis continued to explore other pools. When he reached the pool containing the other tadpoles and climbed in one of the tadpoles already in the pool swam up and did a distinctive dance in the water. The last tadpole released off the male frogs back and joined the others in the pool. All three tadpole ended up in the same pool.
I have heard imi tadpoles making sounds like a high pitched squeak and doing the same dance as well. I like to observe the frogs at night with a flashlight and this is when I see this behavior.
The imi tadpole rose from the bottom of the film canister as soon as a female frog climbed in. It came to the surface so fast that it breached the surface of the water. The tadpole made a loud ( as loud as an regular imi call!) chirp and did a very interesting dance. The female frog then laid eggs into the film canister for the tadpole to eat.
I would like to hear the experiences of others as well!
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We posted a video of our male Alanis transporting tadpoles. When I saw the transport happen, the male Alanis jumped in every pool and waited for the tadpole to detach. Those pools must not have been what the tadpole wanted so the male alanis continued to explore other pools. When he reached the pool containing the other tadpoles and climbed in one of the tadpoles already in the pool swam up and did a distinctive dance in the water. The last tadpole released off the male frogs back and joined the others in the pool. All three tadpole ended up in the same pool.
I have heard imi tadpoles making sounds like a high pitched squeak and doing the same dance as well. I like to observe the frogs at night with a flashlight and this is when I see this behavior.
The imi tadpole rose from the bottom of the film canister as soon as a female frog climbed in. It came to the surface so fast that it breached the surface of the water. The tadpole made a loud ( as loud as an regular imi call!) chirp and did a very interesting dance. The female frog then laid eggs into the film canister for the tadpole to eat.
I would like to hear the experiences of others as well!
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