Do you lack excitement or a simple zest for life? Are you longing for a friend? What you are looking for just might be found in your local pond. Frogs are vital to our ecosystem and serve several important roles.
Frogs hold an important place in the food change as both predator and prey. As tadpoles, they eat algae which regulates blooms and prevents algae contamination. They are also an important source of food to species like fish and snakes.
Throughout the history of science, frogs have served as experimental animals. They have been used to study reproduction and growth of other species .
Frogs are an indicator species, meaning that they are very sensitive to changes in their environment. Their skin easily absorbs bacteria and chemicals. This makes them great indicators of their environment's health.
Frogs keep insect populations at bay by eating them. This includes both larvae and full grown insects that can transmit diseases to humans.
Yet Another Endangered Species
Several kinds of frogs, like many other important species, are endangered. Frogs are not usually thought to be vital and in need of saving like honey bees or wild cats, but they are just as desperately in need.
