Eggs are spread out in a large thin sheet over 12 inches in diameter, which is attached to submerged vegetation. Each sheet can contain up to 20,000 pigmented eggs and a sheet can be up to 5 feet wide. Tadpoles may reach lengths of 3 inches or more before metamorphosing. Some larvae may over winter before transforming into frogs. Larvae eat organic debris, algae, plant tissue, suspended matter and small aquatic invertebrates.
Adults consume any animal that can be swallowed, even snakes, bids, fish, crawfish, and other frogs.
Calls are made during the day and night.