In this part of south Georgia, southern cricket frogs are reportedly dominant; however, there are accounts of northern cricket frogs as being present in Grand Bay WMA -- and their standardized range (in a few sources, at least) does put them very close to this area. I had a frog expert buddy check this and other frogs out and she believe this is a Northern cricket frog -- based on the snout and the webbing. I take her at her word! What say you?

~ janson jones, http://dusttracks.com.

I have a devil of a time distinguishing between northern and southern cricket frogs. Southerns *should* be more common in this area of south Georgia, but Northerns are reported to also be in Grand Bay. I had a frog expert buddy check this and other cricket frog shots from Grand Bay. She's confident this is a southern cricket frog. What say you?

Technically, if you go by subspecies this would be the Coastal plains cricket frog, Acris gryllus gryllus.

~ janson jones, http://dusttracks.com.

This little orange assassin bug was patrolling the edge of the pitcher plant bog at Grand Bay WMA in south Georgia. I barely caught sight of its legs under a leaf. Fortunately, it wrapped around and posed for a few moments -- until heading down into the denser foliage.

~ janson jones, http://dusttracks.com.