A Field Study of the Kansas Ant-Eating Frog, Gastrophryne olivacea

** "A Field Study of the Kansas Ant-Eating Frog, Gastrophryne olivacea" by Henry S. Fitch is a mid-20th century scientific work that examines the life and environment of the Kansas ant-eating frog in northeastern Kansas. Presenting findings from six years of research, the publication provides an understanding of this small amphibian’s life, including where it lives, how it breeds, and how it adapts to its surroundings. The study highlights the importance of rain in starting their breeding, which leads to large movement to ponds where the frogs reproduce, and explains the frog’s ability to withstand different temperatures and its diet of mostly ants. Informative and detailed, this study helps to understand both amphibian life and the specific world of the Kansas ant-eating frog. **