Watching frogs try to hop on ice might be one of my new favorite things #pennsylvania #vernalpools #wildlife #research

Listen to all the different frog calls. #vernalpools ⁦Wilbert Snow Elementary School⁩

Today we have a #FrogFriday vernal pool predator edition! Green Frogs are one of the most common frog species in Michigan and are known for their opportunistic eating habits. #VernalPools #GreenFrog #Amphibians #Wetlands #Ecology #FoodWeb

Still blooming on the Santa Rosa plateau. Study system really growing on me #vernalpools #wildflowers

Autumn is a beautiful time at UC Merced #vernalpools #grassland

About halfway through the hatching season for Four-toed Salamanders (Hemidactylium scutatum), with some embryos still showing minimal differentiation and others like this one just about ready to pop #herpetology #amphibian #vernalpools #sphagnum

Spotted Salamanders are in full mating mode, Indian Creek Park, SW Ohio. An awesome night! #amphibians #vernalpools

Help protect #IsolatedWetlands on #WorldWaterDay . Carolina bays, #VernalPools , etc. #Amphibians need them!

Spring is officially here: vernal pools across the East are full of migratory salamanders. #nature #amphibians #vernalpools #nature connection #NotTweeting #wildlife #animals

Happy #WorldWaterDay ! Did you know that our beloved #VernalPools (home to #fairyshrimp , amphibians, & more!) are not considered 'jurisdictional' wetlands under the Clean Water Act (2015)?

As a result, they can be at greater risk of being destroyed w/o facing legal repercussions

A wood frog just hanging out at the pool. #vernalpools

Unsure if it works everywhere, but when morels start popping up here, it's also a good indication that four-toed salamanders (Hemidactylium scutatum) are nesting #herpetology #salamander #amphibian #vernalpools

Pacific chorus frogs singing after rain. Noisy crew. 🐸 #vernalpools

Took my 10 yo daughter to the ponds a little late this year, missed the attending females but we still found seven marbled salamander nests that hadn't been submerged...some absolutely ready to burst #amphibian #herpetology #vernalpools #salamander

A world submerged in water for half the year & a desert landscape for the rest, can you imagine? Vernal pools are amphibious ecosystems filled with unique creatures!New #podcast all about the #water & #wildlife on the #UCMerced #vernalpools reserve!
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CA tiger salamander, vernal pool tadpole shrimp, and CA clam shrimp living in vernal pools at #jepsonprairiepreserve . What a cool place! Animals handled by docent with proper permits. #herps #inverts #vernalpools

The water levels are decreasing fast this year in some of the studied #vernalpools in our POOL project. We are now planning with LBS the installation of wooden platforms for #GHG measurements. Step 1 planning the locations! Koneen Säätiö Céline Arzel Metsätieteiden osasto

Fairy shrimp made their arrival in a vernal pool at Walnut Woods last week. These creatures swim upside down and use their legs to help them eat and breathe-neat! 📸 : Mindi McConnell
#cbusmetroparks #walnutwoods #nature #vernalpools #springiscoming

Fallen trees can create great little #vernalpools ! Can you spot the wood #frog eggs? @themikeygraz Dr. Katy Greenwald School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR)

Within frame: Breeding American Toads, Four-toed Salamanders guarding their eggs, and Pickerel Frogs calling while underwater (plus lots of newts, amphibian larvae, and insects crawling/swimming through the leaf litter)! #Spring + #VernalPools = Awesome! @themikeygraz Dr. Katy Greenwald