Frog plague hits Bay of Plenty

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A plague of frogs is terrorising the residents of Papamoa beach in the Bay of Plenty.
For the second year in a row, the tiny green and gold frogs have invaded Papamoa.
The frogs let off a high-pitched screech when disturbed and are even coming into houses at night.
The frogs are small enough to squeeze under doors, but when stretching out to jump were the size of a hand.
Green and golden bell frogs are an Australian species. The frogs loved hot, wet conditions, and would be breeding in pools and ponds around Papamoa.
One female frog could lay thousands of eggs, and once the tadpoles turn into frogs they had to get away from water to avoid being eaten by herons and other predators.

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Shem Banbury - Kiwi Kids News Editor

Shem Banbury is the Editor of Kiwi Kids News and is the Deputy Principal at Mount Maunganui Intermediate. In his spare time, he likes to train and compete in triathlons, play cricket and spend time with his family.

9 Responses

Anonymous says:

February 19, 2018 at 10:16 am

who is the author
isabelle says:

February 19, 2018 at 12:16 pm

oh my gosh
Anonymous says:

February 20, 2018 at 9:14 am

oh no
Anonymous says:

February 20, 2018 at 11:49 am

wow…
Anonymous says:

February 21, 2018 at 1:16 pm

That`s crazy!
Anonymous says:

February 22, 2018 at 11:18 am

The frog apocalypses!
Anonymous says:

February 22, 2018 at 2:16 pm

The Frogs Have A Right
Anonymous says:

February 22, 2018 at 5:32 pm

Oh, dear. Wouldn’t want that in my house.
Sharon says:

March 13, 2018 at 5:04 pm

I am so pleased to hear of this “plague” of frogs – we have so few frogs – hardly ever see them in our area & there were always frogs around when I was a kid – so this is good news.