These white sacs were spotted in the water on yesterday's hike at the Lucia Nash nature preserve. Are they egg sacs? What creature laid them? A frog???
The water source is a big hole in the ground, where once a tree was rooted, and is now uprooted. The water filled up the root hole, and everywhere else, in that body of water, is quite clear.
We did not want to touch it for fear of disturbing it. It does not appear to be ice.
Any ideas? Thank you.
They are indeed amphibian egg masses! I was there the other day and saw these exact ones. Some appeared to be salamander (Spotted or Jefferson), and some were wood frog. Thanks for your question. Good eye!
-Chief Naturalist John Kolar
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