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No really. I have no idea.
trixie2
(905 posts)I have tons of grands and they are always going on nature hikes with buckets and such. They keep me informed.
applegrove
(118,501 posts)way to learn about ecosystems.
csziggy
(34,131 posts)applegrove
(118,501 posts)csziggy
(34,131 posts)applegrove
(118,501 posts)trixie2
(905 posts)or as the 2 year old says, "snot".
RainCaster
(10,842 posts)It is one of the loudest creatures on earth when measured as a group. They take over our koi pond each spring and the sound is unreal.
sprinkleeninow
(20,218 posts)applegrove
(118,501 posts)TygrBright
(20,755 posts)applegrove
(118,501 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,614 posts)applegrove
(118,501 posts)csziggy
(34,131 posts)applegrove
(118,501 posts)csziggy
(34,131 posts)it's so bad it can be funny - especially with the right chemical enhancement.
But I have only ever watched it once - that was more than enough.
applegrove
(118,501 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,373 posts)They're so mindless and easy to follow, you can close your eyes and fade away.....
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,614 posts)IIRC, Ray Milland gets hopped to death.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,148 posts)Just TV and bit parts before.
MontanaMama
(23,296 posts)I had to look it up...who knew?
Rhiannon12866
(204,812 posts)Thanks, bookmarking!
Donkees
(31,344 posts)3catwoman3
(23,951 posts)...favorites - an exaltation of larks.
MontanaMama
(23,296 posts)up on the roof?
applegrove
(118,501 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,614 posts)MontanaMama
(23,296 posts)I like that.
sprinkleeninow
(20,218 posts)Gotta watch our dogga daughter, 'tho. 🙄
RockRaven
(14,912 posts)but any of those other terms are fine for the non-Pepe amphibian kind...
applegrove
(118,501 posts)csziggy
(34,131 posts)Way back, before satellite TV companies gave away their installation, we had a DirecTV dish installed - It was just outside our back door to make it easier for the installer to run the wires.
A few weeks after we got it, it suddenly stopped working one cool night. I called in and the tech went through all the troubleshooting steps with me. Finally he asked me to check the dish outside. I opened the door and a small anole lizard jumped on my head, startling me so I cried out. The tech was worried and asked what had happened so I told him. Then I shone my flashlight onto the dish - there was a frog sitting on the nice warm LNB (low noise blockdown converter) where the dish concentrates the signal.
I totally lost it laughing about the frog. By then the tech was really concerned - first his customer had been attacked by a lizard (he didn't know how small anoles are) and then I was hysterical, laughing so hard I couldn't explain what was going on. When I could explain, he was freaked and wanted to know what kind of jungle I lived in.
Once we both calmed down, I got a broom and brushed the frog off the dish and had a nice strong signal again. Up until I stopped using satellite for my TV that is always the first thing I check before calling tech support - make sure no critters are taking advantage of the warmth of the parts of the dish.
applegrove
(118,501 posts)akraven
(1,975 posts)Very few frogs/lizards here - but some of the things moose get up to is pretty funny!
Thanks!
Doreen
(11,686 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,614 posts)applegrove
(118,501 posts)3catwoman3
(23,951 posts)That is a delightful picture.
I like frogs,and toads, too. This fall, when I woud go walking after dark in my neighborhood, I woould frequently come across little toads. I'd stop and gently scratch their heads with my index finger. They seemed to like it, because they never ran away. Or should that be hopped away?
Mike Nelson
(9,944 posts)
teaching what groups of animals are called is a fun part of language! This should be an Abbott & Costello routine, too...
ABBOTT: "... and a group of frogs is called a knot."
COSTELLO: "It's not!"
ABBOTT: "No, it's knot!"
Donkees
(31,344 posts)And people are just too much for me to face
I climb way up to the top of the stairs
And all my cares just drift right into space
On the roof, it's peaceful as can be
And there the world below can't bother me
Let me tell you now
When I come home feelin' tired and beat
I go up where the air is fresh and sweet (up on the roof)
I get away from the hustling crowd
And all that rat-race noise down in the street (up on the roof)
On the roof, the only place I know
Where you just have to wish to make it so
Let's go up on the roof (up on the roof)
At night the stars put on a show for free
And, darling, you can share it all with me
I keep a-tellin' you
Right smack dab in the middle of town
I've found a paradise that's trouble proof (up on the roof)
And if this world starts getting you down
There's room enough for two
Up on the roof (up on the roof)
eppur_se_muova
(36,247 posts)Well ... in their own language, anyway.
GreydeeThos
(958 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,488 posts)Animal Congregations, or What Do You Call a Group of.....?
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20150320071411/http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/about/faqs/animals/names.htm
Who knew a group of Hyenas a cackle? As in, the president has assembled quite a cackle in the White House!
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