A forum for lively discussion about the goings on around Reston. Post notes and questions about politics, development, schools, issues, etc. They require water to breed. Some of the tree frogs, including the Spring peeper, are among the first frogs to emerge from under the logs and bark where they hibernate in winter.
Cricket frogs re only about an inch long.
They are really tree frogs that have lost their ability to climb trees, so they catch insects on the ground. They sound like crickets. Chorus frogs also belong to the tree frog family, though they rarely climb. They attach smal masses of eggs to leaves and stems in water. They require permanent bodies of water to lay egs and water is essential because a frog's skin is more porous than a toad's and dries out quickly.