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  Dear readers,
I am very sorry that lately, I have not been making many posts. I have been very busy. From now on, I will be making regular posts.

From, Abby

Re-evolution!

This is really amazing!! There is an article about a frog who went through re-evolution!It's called the Gastrotheca guentheri frog. It is a marsupial frog so that means it has a pouch.  The article says;

A new analysis of the frog family tree reveals that the common ancestor of frogs, which long had lower-jaw teeth, lost them more than 230 million years ago before eventually going extinct.       

Then 15 million years ago, they got lower teeth back! It is really so amazing! you HAVE TO READ IT!!!  





national geographic.com-frogs teeth evolution science

They still dont know why the teeth came back, but I hope thay can find out.

apereantly, frogs aren't the only ones re-evolving...

In general, losing complex features is common in evolution. Humans and frogs have lost their tails, most snakes have lost limbs, and birds and turtles have lost teeth, according to the study.
But in the past eight years or so, more studies have found evidence of these advanced characteristics springing up again—for instance, wings in stick insects and fingers and toes in lizards.

  This is just VERY amazing!

Frog Fiction 3 !!!!

 to see frog fiction part 1: frog fiction part one

 to see frog fiction part 2: frog fiction part 2

Hello, My name is Kaeru and I am a frog. Before I tell you the rest of the story, I want to tell you a little bit about myself. I am three years old, so that means about half of my life is over. I am a male green frog and I live in a swamp. It is very warm during the summers here, and that's when my story takes place...

... I tried searching for my pond again. I wanted to see my kids one last time before I left them, probably forever! On my way I saw the huge loud creatures again, and this time, they had nets! They came twoards me and I jumped into the water. The 2 smaller creatures got out of the larger one with the nets I waited for them to leave. It got really quiet so I lifted my head out of the water.Slam! They almost caught me! I started to hop away, and then they DID catch me! they picked me up. What were they doing?!? they were going to eat me! I knew it! Suddenly they put me down with another frog. I tried to hop away but, BONK! there was an invisable wall!! I asked the other frog," where am I? what will they do to me??? AHHHHH!!!!". "calm down!", said the other frog. "they're just taking you to school. I just got released. calm down already!" "What in the world is a SCHOOL?" Before the other frog could reply, he was picked up and tossed back in to the water, WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO ME??????

Radio show

Mark: Hello and welcome to FLAG radio station! I'm Mark...
Alexa: and I'm Lexi!
both: And we are the hosts of your afternoon tunes!
Mark: as you may already know, FLAG is sponsored by Freddie's Fried Space Frog Legs! Where they don't just serve you frog legs, they serve you SPACE LEGS !
Alexa: Anyway, today is FFSFL's ( short for Freddie's Fried Space Frog Legs) 50th anniversary, and we wanted to share it with YOU!
Mark: Our radio station's name, FLAG, stands for Frog Legs Are Good. It was named that, of course, because FFSFL is all about frog legs!
Alexa:  Ever since 1961, in fact! FLAG hasn't been around quite that long, but we have been cheering FFSFL on all the way starting in 1995.
Mark: Here at FLAG, we are very proud of Freddie's Fried Space Frog Legs, and its history. From 1961, when the restaurant was just a stand on the street corner, to today, when we serve up to 5,000,000 people per day!
Alexa: So that's why we've decided to allow callers to ask us any questions about FFSFL's history.
Mark: We will start taking callers now.
Caller #1: Hi, is this FLAG?
Mark: yes it is, what is your  question?
Caller #1:  Who was the person who created FFSFL?
Alexa: Freddie M. Space, Of course! Born in 1930, Freddie was always good at cooking, but in 1961, he really made it good! Serving up his special spacey frog legs gave him GREAT!
Mark: Ok, thanks for calling! Next caller!
caller #2: Hi, Is this Mike's Pizza?
Alexa: I think you might have the wrong number...
Caller #2: Yeah, Can I have a double cheese pizza, a large soda...
 Alexa: this is a RADIO STATION, not a pizza place..
Caller #2: and could I have some garlic sauce, OH! and put sausage on the pizza too!
Mark: YOU HAVE THE WRONG NUMBER DUDE! HANG UP!
caller #2: WHAT? This ISN'T Mike's Pizza?!?! WHY DIDNT YOU TELL ME?!?! *click! BEEEEEEEEPPPPP!!!!*
Alexa: Well..... that was strange, well, lets take our next caller, shall we?
Caller #3:  WHY are you so proud of MURDERING FROGS?????
Alexa: Mu-murdering f-f-frogs?
Caller #3: Yes! Frogs are EXTREMELY close to being extinct, and you sit here, BRAGING about how many people you serve? what's 5,000,000 times 4? THATS how many frogs you kill a DAY!
Mark: How dare y-
caller #3: How dare I WHAT? tell the truth? I have a message for everyone out there listening;
NEVER eat at FFSFL again! In fact, never eat frog legs again! that is all I have to say. *click! BEEEEEEEP!*
Alexa: Welll... ummmm.... TIMEFORANHOUROFTUNESSPONSEREDBYFFSFL!BYE!

Frogs!

These are just some cool pictures of frogs that I found. I think that it is important to know about other amphibians as well as frogs. alo about frogs lifes'

Facts Of Amphibians!!!!
1) All toads are frogs, but not all frogs are toads
2) Types of amphibians: frogs and toads, newts and salamanders, and caecilians.

3) a cool website about amphibians: National Geographic- Amphibians

4) Amphibian means double life.

5)Photos: Ten Most Wanted "Extinct" Amphibians National Geographic- "most wanted" amphibian photos

6)  people used to think that salamanders were born in fire
7) caecilians look like giant worms!
 8) AMPHIBIANS ARE AWESOME!!!!!

Invasive frog species

Definition of invasive species from Wikipedia: Wikipedia definition

I found an article about invasive frog species in Florida  that they think floated in from Cuba thousands of years ago.  They are the greenhouse frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris) and the Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis).

Scientists led by Blair Hedges at Pennsylvania State University analysed the frogs' DNA to identify the amphibians' closest native relatives, which would tease out clues about this unusual migration.
The greenhouse frog's ancestry was pinpointed to a small area of western Cuba, while the Cuban treefrog came from at least two sources in Cuba, of which the best bet is a remote peninsula in the western part of the island.
The team believe that the two species came to Florida thousands of years ago, quite possibly by climbing on board vegetation that then floated like a raft across the narrow strait.
Once established in the Keys, the frogs adapted over the years to the colder winters of Florida compared to their Cuban home, and this enabled them to spread northwards when transport and commerce links developed in the mid-20th century.

So The Scientists pretty much think that the frogs migrated to Florida on pieces of wood and other vegitation and when they got there they adapted to Florida's enviroment. Now they are invasive species.

"Both of them could have come across (to Florida) naturally, not by swimming, because these frogs would die pretty quickly in salt water, but by floating across on vegetation," Hedges said in a phone interview.

Many times species become invasive when they are transported to a place where their species have never been, and the other creatures there aren't used to it. They might steal homes, or food from other animals, or eat so much that other animals can't find any food.
Its a cool article: invasive floating frogs