This is the time of year when our local amphibians will be migrating back to their natal pools to mate and lay eggs.

Some creatures blend in by sticking out. Learn more about glass frogs and the special way they hide their blood.

In the tadpole stage, glass frogs are predated by “frog flies,” which lay their own eggs on top of the glass ... (and most vulnerable), glass frogs pool a significant amount of their red ...

Everyone drags full five-gallon buckets with frog eggs from the DNR pickup to the water’s edge. Engbrecht said this vernal pool is actually the original crawfish frog breeding pond.

Alejandro Vélez: That call has two main functions. The same call helps to repel other males and to attract females. One of ...

As I wrote last week, as spring unfolds, the avian chorus grows, but it won't reach its full volume until mid-May when the ...

By Avery Wickham Intern Teacher/Naturalist As winter melts away, keep your head down and try to spot one of these spring surprises on our trails. Melted snow and rain will collect in low spots on the ...

Instinct plays a huge role in parenting, and humans can learn a lot from the animal kingdom. Helen Jukes, author of Mother ...

Standing as still as possible at the edge of the vernal pool, I aimed the telephoto lens toward a frog lolling about on ... A female might lay as many as 1,200 eggs which can hatch within two ...