glass frog of South America
desert spadefoot toad
“And They shall be Mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I
Make up MY JEWELS.”
(Malachi 3:17)
To my dear grandchildren
Frogs and Toads Beyond Number
"By Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth. . . .
All things were created by Him, and for Him.”
(Colossians 1:16)
A tiny frog in Central America, the pygmy marsupial, lays a small number of sticky eggs each spring. Somehow, using her legs, the the mother transfers them into slits on her back where she carries them for many days. She does this until they are ready to hatch into tadpoles. Then she finds a good spot in the water, hops in, releases the eggs into the water and swims away, leaving them to take care of themselves.
The glass frog of South America is well-named, for its entire body, including the legs, is transparent and looks like it was made out of glass. Its eggs look like little green-coloured beads or marbles. At hatching time, the father frog guards these eggs and makes sure they are always kept moist.
The last one we will look at is the desertspade foot toad, whose home is in a hot, desert area of Arizona. This shy brownish-green fellow, with huge bulging green eyes, is only seen when heavy rains fill up otherwise empty stream-beds, making pools along the edges. Then, amazingly, several of these may come out of the muddy ground. The females lay a few eggs which they attach to rocks and plants at the edge of the water. Several days later little ones hatch out and find food of some kind, enabling them to grow full size. When the water in the stream begins to dry up, they quickly bury themselves in the mud, using their back feet as shovels, and remain there until new rains come—maybe many months later. No one has been able to figure out how they live and even grow down in the muddy ground. It is certainly another of the wonders of God’s creation, and we know He is caring for them even in their unusual way of life.
We could go on and on, always being reminded of the wonders of God’s creation and His preserving care over all things. Just think how much more He cares for men, women, boys and girls. One way is that He has given us the ability to read His Word, the Bible, and learn how good He is to us. There we learn how much He loves us and how the Lord Jesus gave His life on the cross to pay the penalty for the sins of those who trust Him.
How thankful we should be that He gave His life for us, so that we could accept Him as Saviour.
Have you done this?
Love you all - Grandpa
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