A pacific chorus frog waits for its next meal amongst its fellow insect-eaters, the sundew plant. Note the sticky red-tentacles of the sundew which lure and then trap its insect prey. Photo by James Patrick Kelly.

The Amazing Pacific Chorus Frog

The Pacific Chorus Frog, Pseudacris regilla, aka tree frog, has always been a creature of curiosity for me. As each winter ends the song of the chorus frog announces the coming of spring, when the nighttime temperature reaches above 40 degrees. I get excited the first night that their call rings through the air (which […]