ditchman Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 The last couple of days i have been getting the garden ready for the autumn....big bonfire of all the tree trimming etc.....so there i am sitting in the chair infront of the days labours....when from underneath the acer tree where it was wet.......springs out a fully grown frog....this was about 10 yards away...and there it stayed for 2-3 mins.... .....i rolled a fag and watched it...and i moved the chair back as the fire was really throwing some heat out....settled down again and saw the frog leap purposefully towards the fire....."huh" i thought..."it will change its mind when it feels that searing heat"....it kept on bounding towards the fire..."damn thing has gone mad" i thought...and slowly stood up to shoo it away...but i was too slow...on it came and with one BIG LEAP...it landed straight in the middle of the red hot ....(and i mean hot) embers....... i just stood there open mouthed...almost distraught....why on earth would another animal kill itself like that.......ok i can understand humans doing that ....but my god a frog....what an earth had got into its mind like that really strange that................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 A frog with bad eyesight maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Good eating mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 A frog with bad eyesight maybe? even so it could have felt the heat.......why would it swap the wet grass under the acer for death by burning.....that frog wanted to die ...why ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Maybe he thought you were a hungry Frenchman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Good eating mind. im not jonny froggie............was it "an EU frog"....EU or death... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 what i forgot to add which was of equal surprise was....when it took its final massive leap into the fire....it turned its head to me and said "Hay yeu gort a lite boi" it was after all a true Norfolk frog............................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Highly doubtful that the frog knowingly killed itself, more likely that it just couldn't rationalise what heat meant and may have mistaken the embers for the reflections of light upon water into which it had doubtless dived a few times before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adge Cutler Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Toads and occasionally frogs can fall prey to a species of greenbottle fly who lay their eggs on the moist head and the hatching larvae crawl up the nostrils. They literally eat the poor thing alive from within. If the brain is affected the amphibian can become disorientated and this may be what occurred . I've seen toads on the patio doing a macabre dance which have been infected with this toad fly. Did you not have a skewer and some garlic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 So you killed it by forcing it into the fire. Tut tut. How can you sleep tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 what did it taste like ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 that fire had been burning all day...why did it not do it sooner.......when it came out of the long grass under the acer...it had one thing on its mind......im going to kill myself...and it did with great aplomb... Toads and occasionally frogs can fall prey to a species of greenbottle fly who lay their eggs on the moist head and the hatching larvae crawl up the nostrils. They literally eat the poor thing alive from within.If the brain is affected the amphibian can become disorientated and this may be what occurred .I've seen toads on the patio doing a macabre dance which have been infected with this toad fly.Did you not have a skewer and some garlic. cannot abide garlic......its like smelling the breath on someone who has been eating dog poo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Have you been eating them mushrooms again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adge Cutler Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 that fire had been burning all day...why did it not do it sooner.......when it came out of the long grass under the acer...it had one thing on its mind......im going to kill myself...and it did with great aplomb... cannot abide garlic......its like smelling the breath on someone who has been eating dog poo Each to its own.. you have some funny traditions in Norfolk. !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose man Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 It had the choice , carry on living in Norfolk of chuck yourself on a raging fire ....didn't think Norfolk was that bad personally ..🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 I would think that it did not realize that it was going into the fire and once in it was in there it probably went into shock with the heat its hart probably stopped I like to think that anyway not a nice way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herby Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Miss Piggy left him!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFC Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 It was hopping mad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iano Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 A quick google shows that this seems to happen; frogs/toads jumping into campfires. Must be attracted to the light or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 Happened to me also, burnt the big old pile of **** the landowner had dumped into the paddock next door to me, which had become a lovely residence for a family of rats and, as I babysat the roaring inferno, a frog made its way progressively toward the searing heat and with a final leap of death, immolated itself. How dumb I thought to myself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 That's one way to croak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 Happened to me also, burnt the big old pile of **** the landowner had dumped into the paddock next door to me, which had become a lovely residence for a family of rats and, as I babysat the roaring inferno, a frog made its way progressively toward the searing heat and with a final leap of death, immolated itself. How dumb I thought to myself... that is interesting...................so it is not that uncommon.................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugs Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 Maybe it had, had enough and decided it's own fate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 Did he leave a note? Could of been anything, financial, relationship break up, work stress etc. Try not to dwell on it and upset yourself any more. You could of obviously made a difference but you choose not to, that is something you will just have to come to terms with. But I expect it will haunt you the rest of your days. My thoughts go out to the hundreds of children he has left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 My Brother-in-Law has a small pond on his allotment that is full of tadpoles. They've been there months and never developed limbs or shown any intention of leaving home. Over here we've got fledgling blue tits and a wood pigeon nest building. Strange year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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