Fact sheet
Did you know?
A frog used for science!
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Did you know?
We are the species most used in dissections in biology classes! In Québec alone, between 30,000 and 60,000 individuals are caught each year to be sold to educational institutions, consumed or used as fishing bait.
Physical abilities
Able to absorb moisture from the soil through its belly.
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Physical abilities
I am mainly active during the day. I am less talented than some of my amphibian friends at retaining water in my body. I am therefore able to absorb moisture from the soil thanks to a very vascularized area of my lower abdomen!
Diet
Essential for insect control!
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Diet
We feed on a wide variety of insects. Without us, you would be faced with many more undesirable insects: slugs, worms, snails, spiders ... yum!
Amphibians : excellent bio-indicators!
Amphibians are very sensitive to what surrounds them and are thus excellent bio-indicators of the quality of the environment! Large insect consumers, they are extremely important for food chain equilibrium. Click to find out what our team does to help protect amphibians in the wild!
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