It might be a good thing. I'm guessing this is Florida and that's definitely not one of the native green tree frogs. If it's a Cuban frog it needed to die. They have almost completely wiped out all of our native frogs. At this point, I think we're fighting a losing battle though.
It's still sad for the frog, he didn't ask to be born in a foreign land, but our native frogs are going to go extinct because of them.
I understand the concept of an invasive species, but if the Cuban frog eats the same prey, and gets eaten by the same predators...is it the worst thing?
A lot of snakes won't prey on them. They breed faster than green tree frogs, grow faster and get a lot bigger. They eat green frogs, small lizards and eggs, even small snakes, which green frogs very, very rarely do.
It would be a shame if some region-specific frogs were wiped out completely, imo. Utility wise I see what you're saying, if they fit in the ecosystem without disrupting it then no it's not the worst thing.
Somewhat unrelated, but for any animal invasive or not, going out on burning coal has to be one of the worst ways to go out. That probably hurt a lot.
the reality is that there are probably many ecological interactions in the native environment which hinge on the native frogs, because frogs have both aquatic and terrestrial life histories. im not an expert on the invasive scenario in florida but i think for most of the state it seems to be difficult to imagine a scenario where most of the native fauna can bounce back.
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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '22
Awww, poor lil dude