What's happened to all the Frogs ?

[Dumbastheycome]

21 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

As they all make noises, its not necessary to differentiate between frogs and toads in this instance 

Oh !  Ok.  I best tell the many toads  around here  to <deleted> orf  to where   all the frogs  have  gone  then.

[CorpusChristie]

Just now, Dumbastheycome said:

Oh !  Ok.  I best tell the many toads  around here  to <deleted> orf  to where   all the frogs  have  gone  then.

No point, they wouldnt understand the spoken word , whether it be you talking to them in Thai or English 

[Meat Pie 47]

1 hour ago, sirocco said:

We should look on the side of French immigrants.
With garlic butter, a white wine, they love it.
 

but only the legs

[bluesofa]

15 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

1 hour ago, worgeordie said:

no frogs about in my area,

possibly hopped it all Geordie .. 

If they didn't managed to do that perhaps someone had them towed?

[Dumbastheycome]

2 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

No point, they wouldnt understand the spoken word , whether it be you talking to them in Thai or English 

What if I  just  whisper as I point them in the right direction  with  the  tip of my boot ?

Nothing  ventured, nothing gained.

[Justgrazing]

Just now, bluesofa said:

If they didn't managed to do that perhaps someone had them towed?

Hahahahaha I toadly get it .. 

[CGW]

1 hour ago, Dumbastheycome said:

I can agree  with the  OP . It was noticeable  last year but this year much less.

I also agree that the nightly insect swarms to light sources are  rare or non prolific.

& I can agree also, usually have to rescue frogs that have entered swimming pool and cant get out daily, not had to do that for a good while, also generally leave outside lights off this time of year to prevent the "swarms" again, not thought about that as not happened, were located east of bumbottom nowhere that has had little rain - so far ????

Where have they gone 

[nausea]

Lost the frog chorus here, it was something to behold, or belisten rather. Not quite sure of the reason, The land that previously would turn into a swamp during the rainy season is now pretty much dry (mostly). Lots of drainage work done after the last great flood. I miss it. That and howler monkeys (different country) are two sounds that are etched into my memory. Reminds me of that film Langoliers, suburbia approaches. Have a frog in the bathroom for like about a month now, I keep debating whether to capture it and release it into the wild, guess it's living off small insects, and it has outlets should it want to escape. Weird watching it climb about.

Edited August 31, 2020 by nausea

[ThaiFelix]

1 hour ago, CorpusChristie said:

That's a kancock (toad).  Dogs, cats, birds etc steer well clear of them.  We usually have a lot but very few this year. The usual clouds of flying insects attracted to the lights after rain are almost non existent this year.  Maybe the two are connected because usually we see a lot of frogs/toads during this period as they eat the flying insects that drop from the lights.  No insects = no frogs.  However we also have borrowing frogs here that are prolific after the first rains and locals go out at night in the rain with headlamps to catch.  Seems to be no shortage at all this year.  But on the other hand the garden seems abnormally vigorous this year??

[CorpusChristie]

For years the frogs used to keep me a wake a night , making a noise all night long outside my room .

This year I havent heard even one frog .

Although that could be because I moved house 

[sirocco]

I no longer remember the name of this toad, but in my country we children were forbidden to catch or touch these toads.
They were giving buttons, it seems.

[ThaiFelix]

1 hour ago, trucking said:

We all know the word for frog ..................gop.

 

But whenever I see one and say to the wife " Look....a gop "  She never agrees that it is a frog.

 

They have so many words for frogs , depending on size , color , habitat , hairstyle and political views that I can honestly say that in all my time here I have never seen a common bona fide frog.

Yes my wife was the same.  But now I understand why.  Where we have names for different types of frogs such as tree frog, burrowing frog, painted frog etc., we can still call them frogs.  However the Thais seem to have a single separate word for each one as though they are not in the same family, as though they are a completely different animal eg a 'kiet' is a tree frog, an 'erng' is a burrowing or ground frog etc.

 

So no, sorry to correct you, but 'gop' is not the Thai word for frog, its the Thai word for only one kind of frog........the kind they like to put on the BBQ (although they do tend to eat all of them around here, its just the 'gop' is the biggest).

[teacherclaire]

I'm sorry that I don't have a better answer.

 

[scammed]

i think what OP really wanted confirmation of is trump/climate change, those tend to be the usual suspects

[CorpusChristie]

6 minutes ago, scammed said:

i think what OP really wanted confirmation of is trump/climate change, those tend to be the usual suspects

Just need to update the records .

It took 2 hours and 43 posts before Trump got mentioned which is about average , but, well done for squeezing in a mention about Trump in a  Thread about frogs in Thailand 

[billd766]

We get quite a few frogs at the pond, but only when it rains a lot. The bugs come around the lights then too, but usually they start going home about 8 to 8;30 pm. Maybe they have a curfew too.

 

OTOH we have lots of little black ants both inside and outside the house.

[ChaiyaTH]

They are in quarantaine at some places. The village head frogs told me.
Plot twist: poor Thais are eating them.

Edited August 31, 2020 by ChaiyaTH

[ripstanley]

in our Thai household a frog is a fart. We have plenty.

[billd766]

2 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

Oh sorry I thought OP meant what us English call the French. ????????????

aka known as garlic munchers. The French refer to us as ros bifs.

[jvs]

1 hour ago, ThaiFelix said:

That's a kancock (toad).  Dogs, cats, birds etc steer well clear of them.  We usually have a lot but very few this year. The usual clouds of flying insects attracted to the lights after rain are almost non existent this year.  Maybe the two are connected because usually we see a lot of frogs/toads during this period as they eat the flying insects that drop from the lights.  No insects = no frogs.  However we also have borrowing frogs here that are prolific after the first rains and locals go out at night in the rain with headlamps to catch.  Seems to be no shortage at all this year.  But on the other hand the garden seems abnormally vigorous this year??

We have lots of them toads and i know some people like to lick them to become psychedelic ,we had a dog that used to lick frogs on purpose about twice a month and she would become very stoned.She did this for years and we always found it funny.After a few hours she would be fine again.

[sirocco]

POST 33

 

It is the thighs and part of the maple that are eaten.
The cutout is similar to rabbit and maple thighs, but of course, smaller.

 

 

[billd766]

This must be oe of the silliest threads I have read on TVF for weeks, and the most enjoyable.

[Sambotte]

They are still here thanks.

You are talking about French people right ? ????

[Puchaiyank]

The Big-Mouth-Frogs are still showing up on Thai TV...

[Kadilo]

27 minutes ago, ripstanley said:

in our Thai household a frog is a fart. We have plenty.

Plenty of old frogs on here. 

[ThaiFelix]

There's one on TV news almost every night who collects watches.

[Kadilo]

5 minutes ago, ThaiFelix said:

There's one on TV news almost every night who collects watches.

I’m surprised he has the time. 

[Buri utd]

I met a frog in cha am last year he had to go to the hospital after his nose landed on my fist, joking aside there are lot's of the burping frog's at the back of the house in krasang, so loud it's hard to sleep a night. 

[sammieuk1]

Denied entry I suppose ????

[trucking]

2 hours ago, ThaiFelix said:

So no, sorry to correct you, but 'gop' is not the Thai word for frog, its the Thai word for only one kind of frog........the kind they like to put on the BBQ (although they do tend to eat all of them around here, its just the 'gop' is the biggest).

 

Totally agree. Just wish all the language books and Google translate etc pointed this out so our wives don't needlessly suffer.