There have been many reports of frogs found inside rocks; some still living in a kind of stupor but which revived once exposed to the air.
In 1910 a living toad was found when a piece of coal was broken open; another was found in 1906 six feet underground in a solid layer of clay. The most commonly found seem to be stuck in limestone.
The theory is that a small tadpole somehow enters a crack in a forming nodule or pocket and gets trapped in there as it grows. As it does, the smell attracts tiny insects which feed the toad and keep it alive.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Rock Frogs: Live Frogs Inside Hollow Rocks
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