Strange Creature From Another World ???

[sheepherder]

...or just a common backyard predator???

(Eric and Alvin are always posting oddball stuff, I thought I would post this)...

Taking the trash out this morning, I saw this creature sitting on my trash can. On first glance, I thought it was a piece of tree moss...until it moved...Tucked one of its legs in, actually...So, I thought it must be a cleverly camouflaged bug of some sort...So I took its picture, just for S&G...

When I got the pic blown up, I saw it wasn't a bug at all. It seems to me to be some kind of toad. I know less about toads than I do about Lugers, so does anyone know what this thing is???

I believe in the sanctity of life and I treasure bug-eating creatures so I've left this creature to its own devices. My trash always has flies around it, so I think this is looking for a meal. Haven't seen a tongue, or even a mouth - it's too small. It's about an inch long, and I don't see any wings so it must have crawled up the sides of the plastic trash can to the lid.

I have lots of small toads this year, babies maybe, although I haven't seen any big ones. There have been a lot of small biting insects, grayish-white, in the short grass, about 1/4 inch long, that leave itching red spots. I hope this guy eats them.

This toad (or whatever) has a great camouflage job, making me suspect it is a kind of tree-toad, if there is such a thing.

Any thoughts??? In 67 years, I can't recall ever seeing anything like this.

[George Anderson]

Looks like a tree frog to me.

[kurusu]

Originally Posted by George Anderson

Looks like a tree frog to me.

To me too.

[kurusu]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

...or just a common backyard predator???

(Eric and Alvin are always posting oddball stuff, I thought I would post this)...

Taking the trash out this morning, I saw this creature sitting on my trash can. On first glance, I thought it was a piece of tree moss...until it moved...Tucked one of its legs in, actually...So, I thought it must be a cleverly camouflaged bug of some sort...So I took its picture, just for S&G...

When I got the pic blown up, I saw it wasn't a bug at all. It seems to me to be some kind of toad. I know less about toads than I do about Lugers, so does anyone know what this thing is???

I believe in the sanctity of life and I treasure bug-eating creatures so I've left this creature to its own devices. My trash always has flies around it, so I think this is looking for a meal. Haven't seen a tongue, or even a mouth - it's too small. It's about an inch long, andIt I don't see any wings so it must have crawled up the sides of the plastic trash can to the lid.

I have lots of small toads this year, babies maybe, although I haven't seen any big ones. There have been a lot of small biting insects, grayish-white, in the short grass, about 1/4 inch long, that leave itching red spots. I hope this guy eats them.

This toad (or whatever) has a great camouflage job, making me suspect it is a kind of tree-toad, if there is such a thing.

Any thoughts??? In 67 years, I can't recall ever seeing anything like this.

They do jump quite well.

[alvin]

Originally Posted by kurusu

They do jump quite well.

Imagine such a creature jumps, and you find it sitting on your shoulder... no harm, it does not bite, just disgusting to half death though.

[George Anderson]

Originally Posted by alvin

Imagine such a creature jumps, and you find it sitting on your shoulder... no harm, it does not bite, just disgusting to half death though.

They are actually pretty cute. They have suction cups on their toes and can climb along the bottoms of smooth branches.

[kurusu]

Originally Posted by alvin

Imagine such a creature jumps, and you find it sitting on your shoulder... no harm, it does not bite, just disgusting to half death though.

Then, just imagine a big fat cokroach siting on your shoulder. You will feel much better just having an innocent frog.

Besides they tend to jump away from you, not towards you. They can never guess if you are French or not.