Frog, dead

Shortly after chlordane was applied to wooden huts in Australia for termite control, large numbers of dead skinks (Morethia boulengeri, Lerista puctorittata) and frogs (Litoria caerulea, L. peronii) were discovered, presumably killed by the chlordane (Henle 1988). Toad (Bufo arenar-ium) embryos survived 0.5 mg technical chlordane/L for 8 days, but died by day 20 all embryos held in 15 mg/L were dead by day 15 (Juarez and Guzman 1984). For tadpoles of the common toad (Bufo bufo), a 48-h LC50 of 2 mg/L was reported (WHO 1984). 

From the secrets of Nature it is known that, when Winter comes, frogs and swallows hide under the water and remain lying there as if they were dead. With the renewed warmth of the Sun in Spring, feeling and movement return to them.. .. In the same way, the Philosophers speak of their Hermaphrodite, who lies in the dark and seems to be dead and needs so the warmth of fire. 

Luigi Galvani discovered bioelectricity. In the late 1700s, he noticed that the legs of dead frogs twitched when they came into contact with an electrical source. 

Intelligent compassion would allow you to empathize with your loved one, take the frog away to stop the immediate upset, and then skillfully apologize and, perhaps, help your beloved understand why he is so bothered by dead frogs. Perhaps the root cause of this particular suffering might be eliminated. 

Leave a few piles of dead wood on the ground, which will be used by a wide variety of invertebrates, and serve as a shelter for frogs, toads, and newts. 

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