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Show Habits of Frogs and Toads Most frogs and toads lay eggs in water, but in France and Bouthern Europe tha midwife toad lays her eggs on the ground, where they ara deposited in a long string consisting of as many as 50. While laying she 13 attended by her mate, who watches the whole proceeding, and when she has completed her task he takes possession of them. lie arranges ar-ranges then round his hind legs and loins. The eggs are bright yellow, and when first laid are perfectly round, but they soon become oval or flattened. |