This bullfrog was trapped June 29 at the Boundary Creek Wildlife Area in an effort to map the species’ spread.

Several years ago, Michael Lucid pulled to the side of the highway to watch hundreds of frogs hopping across the road. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game biologist didn’t realize it on that rainy, autumn night in Boundary County, but he was witnessing American bullfrogs’ aggressive, northward expansion. Bullfrogs, known for their distinctive croak, are native to the southeastern United States, where they’re food for alligators. But there’s no native predator for them in the West, where they are multiplying rapidly and terrorizing the rest of the amphibian world. Bullfrogs take over ponds and marshes, gobbling up native frogs and other wildlife/Becky Kramer, SR. More here.

Question: Did you play with frogs as a kid?

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