Rana catesbeiana
Size: to 6"
Habitat: prefers larger bodies of water
Notes: This big frog will eat almost anything that moves. They have been known to catch and eat birds.
Green frog (right) is similar but smaller. Neither of these frogs is likely to stray too far from water.
By Steve Nagiewicz & Herb Segars
Photography by Herb Segars
We have all watched television and marveled at the presentations of renowned underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau, or the movie fiction of Peter Benchley's "Jaws" or "The Deep." they have given us a glimpse into the strange underwater world that few of us get to explore. Yet how many of us have sat along the water's edge and wondered what mysteries must lie beneath the waves?
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