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Bullfrog stomachs have been found to contain rodents, small lizards and snakes, other frogs and toads, other amphibians, crayfish, other crustaceans, [47] small birds, scorpions, tarantulas and bats, [48] [49] as well as the many types of invertebrates, such as snails, worms and insects, which are the usual food of ranid frogs. [50]
The goliath frog (Conraua goliath), otherwise known commonly as the giant slippery frog and the goliath bullfrog, is a species of frog in the family Conrauidae. The Goliath frog is the largest living frog. [3] [4] Specimens can reach up to about 35 centimetres (14 in) in snout–vent length and 3.3 kilograms (7.3 lb) in weight. [5]
The Chinese edible frog (Hoplobatrachus chinensis), also known as East Asian bullfrog and Taiwanese frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Macau , Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Banded bullfrogs kept as pets can be fed insects such as crickets, mealworms, insect larvae, and beetles. [11] Snakes such as the kukri snake are predators of adult banded bullfrogs. [25] For eggs and tadpoles, predators include dragonfly larvae and snails such as the golden apple snail.
These are frog eggs. This is how we're used to frogs having babies. They lay eggs, those eggs hatch into tadpoles ... and you learned the rest in science class.
Adults forage primarily terrestrially along stream banks, but also occasionally feed underwater. A wide variety of food items is taken, including both aquatic and terrestrial larval and adult insects, other arthropods (especially spiders), and snails. Tadpoles consume small quantities of filamentous green algae and desmids.
Bullfrogs and pig frogs are farmed on a large scale in some areas of China, such as Sichuan. [8] In Chinese cuisine, frog legs are usually stir-fried and mixed with light spices, stewed, fried, or made into congee.
A city known for its snail culture is the town of Lleida, in the north-Spanish region of Catalonia, where the L'Aplec del Cargol festival has been held since 1980, receiving some 300,000 visitors during a weekend in May. [17] Snail were eaten periodically in Central-Europe sometimes, as food or medicine.