June 7, 2012
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Froggie Went a Courtin'..........
And he did ride, uh huh!
Kermit porn!!!!!
Didn't see any sign of a sword or pistol, tho. This guy's obviously a lover, not a fighter!
Saw these two hooked up frogs outside work on the parking lot a couple of weeks ago. They started out beside a pair of dolly legs of a trailer that was due to be picked up soon, so I nudged them with the toe of my boot to move em out of harms way before the driver showed up for the trailer.
Thought it was odd that the male totally ignored me while the female struggled to hop off with him on her back.
So I Googled!
Seems that's very acceptable behavior for frogs of all species!
When the male assumes this position, known as Amplexus, he will stay there for hours or even several days til the female is ready to lay her eggs, at which time he fertilizes them as she lays them. If they're in water he goes into a form of hibernation so he has no need to surface for air, or search for food. The female goes on as normal, bringing them both up for air, and looking for assorted buggies to nibble on!
So, simply said, the female goes on about the business of life, self preservation, and preservation of the species, while the male could not give a flying crap less!
He would just as soon be squished by a tractor-trailer than give up on the "sweet spot"!
Men!
Mother Nature's a hoot, ain't she?
Happy Hump Day, Xangaland!
And Frogtown, too!
Comments (71)
@LKJSlain - Well darn! I was kinda enjoying that "69" thingy!
Thought I'd take away from the "69" comments thing
This was a hoot. XD
I am surprised that no one has made mention of doin' it 'froggy style' before now.
@Still_groovy - Ooops, I've been remiss, but I don't remember stopping by. Maybe someones stolen my footprints, too? I'll be over in a little bit, I promise!
@Babyboomerjill - Good one, Jilly!
@pinkmojomama - Hi back at ya! I'm doing good, thanks for asking!
@YouToMe - You're probably right, but toadie went acourtin didn't sound right. lol
@baldmike2004 - Hahaha! Thanks, Mike!
Yes, you men are all alike. You even BURP like frogs! LOL Thanks for stopping by!
Kathi
you are so bad. How did I miss this?
did I tell you about my 2 sons and how when we came home my car lights shown on 2 cats doing the same.
Well, with 2 little boys I had to say something; I said,"the one cat got hurt and the other cat is giving him a piggy back ride home. My oldest son said,"isn't that the way it is mom; you try to help a friend and they screw you?"
my favorite joke cause people really believe me. lol
Oh, and I wouldn't know a frog from a toad if one bit me.
Ouch.
MFN/ppf
Dear Harold,
Funny that I never thought about the lyric, and didn't understand the significance of Froggy "riding" until reading this post of yours. Always say I like to learn something everyday. And I now learned about froggy dating rituals from your blog entry.
Also want to take the opportunity to thank you for your repeated visits and comments and recommends on my blog. It's correspondence with longtime bloggers still doing what they do, like you, that keep me coming back to Xanga.
Love the hump day joke inherent in this post as well.
Michael F. Nyiri, poet, philosopher, fool
Hey there Buddly. Just stopping by to say "Hi". It's been a while. Hope you are well!
Hahaha
Fascinating lil mating rituals.
I am with roadkill. Think the pics are of toads-- but I could be wrong
@buddly47 - For food, yes, not for human but for the ducks my parents raised.
PDF splitter, PDF split
I'm guessing the frog that was turned into a prince is wishing he was never kissed...
@buddly47 - It's because hi's squeezing her...
@distractedbyzombies - Sure. We got a lot of deer around here, and quite a few black bears. Oh, wait................
@buddly47 - My grandpa used to do that. I even had his old gig for awhile. And I do want to hunt my own food. But poking cute little froggies with a big pitch fork? Can't we start with something easier like, say, deer hunting?
@distractedbyzombies - You up for some frog gigging?
Yep. That's the way it goes!
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