The tadpoles of a toad, I assume American Toad (Bufo americanus) rather than Fowler’s (Bufo fowleri), about a centimeter long. In the shallows of Doodletown’s Reservoir. The adult toads live inland but come to fresh water to reproduce.
There were innumerable numbers of them. They follow the human sperm plan; produce a lot, a few will probably survive.
On the surface of the same water, a number of swimming bugs.
A Green Frog (Rana clamitans), somewhat outnumbered.
Kerjillions
6 responses to “Kerjillions”
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I thought it was spelled “bajillions.”
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Or the Saganish “billy-ions and billy-ions”
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Or the human sperm plan follows the tadpole model.
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Good point. They’ve been doing it longer.
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