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Pearly Tree Frog (Nyctixalus margaritifer), family Rhacophoridae, Indonesia

photographs by Yuji Abematsu

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River Frog (Lithobates heckscheri), family Ranidae, found in the SE United States

The tadpoles of this species are capable of over-wintering through up to 2 winters, and overwintering tadpoles get rather large, growing up to 97 mm (3.8 in).

The above individual was handled under permit for a scientific study, and was released after capture.

photographs: rreams, lucan pigeon, rreams, & phils1stpix

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Cane Toad aka Marine Toad aka Giant Toad (Rhinella marina), family Bufonidae, Laredo, TX, USA

This is within this toad's native range.

photograph by Rolf Nussbaumer

kristina100000

mozzarella and cheddar when i open my fridge and its not their time to be added to a fuckalicious grilled cheese sandwich

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Mink Frog (Lithobates septentrionalis), family Ranidae, Manitoba, Canada

The name comes from the smell of the frog, which is said to be similar to that of a mink. (The smell is also comparable to rotten onions).

Also called the "North Frog", it is found in the far north central and NE United States and eastern Canada.

Hear the call here.

photograph by Owen Edwards

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Giant Burrowing Frogs (Heleioporus australiacus), STANCED THE FUCK UP!!!, family Limnodynastidae, NSW, Australia

ENDANGERED.

photographs by Jesse’s Wildlife

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American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus), male calling, family Bufonidae, Manitoba, Canada

Very proud, very powerful.

Hear the call here.

photograph by Owen Edwards

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Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer), male calling, family Hylidae, Manitoba, Canada

Hear the peeping here.

photograph by Owen Edwards

noelle-ism

I will not call myself or other people "gooners" or "npcs" or "larpers". i will not call things i dont like "slop". i will not use terms like "-oids". i dont like how common language is slowly becoming more focused on shorthand terms for hate and apathy

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wiisagi-maiingan

If someone does not respond to your first email, send a follow-up email within a couple days to a week depending on the urgency. If they don't respond to the follow-up email, call them. Unfortunately, calling is the easiest way to get things done because you can ask and answer questions in the moment and neither party has to remember to reply when they have time.

Email scripts work for phone calls too. Say hi, introduce yourself, state your need or problem clearly and immediately, and ask if they can help or direct you to someone who can. Be polite and friendly and try to reassure the person that you understand if they can't help immediately or if they're limited in what they can do.

If you get their voicemail, a quick script is, "Hi, my name is [name] and I'm calling about [topic or problem]. If you can get back to me at your earliest convenience, that would be great. You can reach me at [phone number] between [times when you're available]. Thank you for your time, bye!"

If you have a very specific thing you need to be done but that doesn't actively need your help, you can state the whole problem in the voicemail (example: "Hi, my name is [name] and I was just calling to cancel my appointment on [date] at [time]. Please call me back at [number] or contact me via my email to confirm the cancelation. My email is [email]. Sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for the assistance! Bye!"). If you have a case or file number that is relevant, you can mention that. Otherwise, keep it relatively vague so that they have to call back for more details.

The general rule is to give the other person 3-5 business days (in the US, this includes weekdays but NOT weekends, so you'll be waiting longer if you email or call on a Friday or Saturday) to email or call you back. Generally you want to give a minimum of 48 hours before making a follow-up call but if your issue is urgent, such as calling a doctor's office about needing to make an appointment quickly, don't let etiquette stop you. Just be polite and remember that the person on the other hand likely doesn't have as much power as you'd like them to.