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Wasn't sure where to post this. The pic doesn't really show it. But the leopard frog is walking on the pond bottom, in 2' of water. The LMB must be picking these guys off? 
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Wasn't sure where to post this. The pic doesn't really show it. But the leopard frog is walking on the pond bottom, in 2' of water. The LMB must be picking these guys off? We have had them come out on top of the ice on a warm day and then freeze when the temperature drops. Once frozen they are nice snacks for whomever gets to them first; usually a hawk of some type.
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 Another critter coming into our holes this weekend.
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Is that what we in the south call a "walking stick" or some other water bug?
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Aquatic walking sticks are also called water scorpions in the family Nepidae. They are feeble swimmers and predacious eating mostly mosquito and insect larvae, occasionally a fish fry.
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I recall seeing a fairly large bullfrog under the ice last year...that was a first for me. I assumed they were in hibernation at that point.
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