explosive breeding

[samhexum]

Tens of thousands of frogs and toads have taken over the North Carolina coast after months of record-setting weather, according to the Charlotte Observer.

 

Locals have reported discovering the creatures in their homes, hopping on their faces and even falling from the sky. One area resident told the Outer Banks Voice that the little green guys “poop everywhere.”

 

Another resident commented on the article, “(They’re) everywhere! I had one jump on my face laying in bed.”

 

Both Hurricane Florence and rains from June and July are responsible for the sudden increase in populations, which experts are calling “explosive breeding.”

 

Jeff Hall, a state biologist, told the Observer that the abnormally heavy summer rains led to a tadpole boom. The “explosively breeding” toads then found an ideal breeding ground in puddles that formed after Florence.

 

“Making things even worse is the flooding,” Hall said. “All these frogs are in search of dry ground, which is why they’re showing up in places they don’t normally go … I’ve heard of people stepping outside and frogs falling on their shoulder, freaking them out. Frogs love tiny cracks, so they get in door seals.”

 

Luckily, while the frogs may be annoying, Hall says they pose no threat.

[spider]

I think this happens from time to time. It's been many years since I lived in NC but I recall a similar plague of frogs from that time. In places you could hardly walk without stepping on them.

[+ g56whiz]

Be watchful. Lice might be next.

[+ quoththeraven]

Not what I was expecting given the thread title.

[EastbayMike]

Not what I was expecting given the thread title.

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[+ quoththeraven]

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I was expecting a thread on creampie/barebacking gay porn.

[+ g56whiz]

I was expecting a thread on creampie/barebacking gay porn.

Philistines!!! You're all Philistines!!!! LOL

[+ quoththeraven]

Philistines!!! You're all Philistines!!!! LOL

How are frogs less Philistine than porn?

[+ Avalon]

My grandmother liked to set out on the back deck of her home in the evening. The problem were the insects. So I got some lamp/light device that attracted the insects. And that attracted the frogs! Easy food.