Dr. Bug

Have you ever observed a tree frog swallowing a fruit fly? Back-yard tree frogs eat flies and keep them off of fruit so it’s nice for us to eat. They eat flies and other small insects and they take their ecological job very seriously. Where would we be without tree frogs? We’d at least be surrounded by more flies!

The mating croaks of the two inch long Pacific tree frogs can be heard for as much as two miles! They croak almost continuously from March to May. Their skin changes color to match their background from a light tan color to a dark green.

Try to find a tree frog in nature today. They can be found on wet leaves and often hide on the under-side of leaves. Their feet stick to the leaves so they have no problem sitting up-side-down!