Resting in Comfort
by Teresa Zieba
Title
Resting in Comfort
Artist
Teresa Zieba
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Photograph - Photograph
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Frogs are a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians.
The body plan of an adult frog is generally characterized by a stout body, protruding eyes, cleft tongue, limbs folded underneath, and the absence of a tail in adults. Besides living in fresh water and on dry land, the adults of some species are adapted for living underground or in trees. The skin of the frog is glandular, with secretions ranging from distasteful to toxic. Warty species of frog tend to be called toads but the distinction between frogs and toads is based on informal naming conventions concentrating on the warts rather than taxonomy or evolutionary history; some toads are more closely related to frogs than to other toads. Frogs' skins vary in colour from well-camouflaged dappled brown, grey and green to vivid patterns of bright red or yellow and black to advertise toxicity and warn off predators.
Photographed in Winnipeg's English Garden.
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August 13th, 2016
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Teresa Zieba
John, thank you for featuring this image in "Images That Excite You" group. Greatly appreciated.