The Frog Pond Field Guide | Posting Open!

[mothstrand]

Hello there! As the big fancy header says, welcome to the Field Guide! This is where we'll keep track of all the species we've discovered at the Frog Pond so far. Posting is welcome here, but please keep it polite and friendly. Also, please try not to spam.

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Let's get down to business. :3

The Frog


The frog is one of the most basic species we have at the pond. Our adoption center is named after it, in fact! Frogs are relatively easy to keep in a simple terrarium, and are quite fun to watch. The frog's larval stage is the tadpole.
Rarity: Very Common

The Tadpole


The tadpole is the frog's larval stage and like its adult counterpart is quite easy to keep in an aquarium.
More information soon.
Rarity: Very Common

The Salamander


The salamander is another basic species at the pond. It's a bit less common than the frog, but you can still find it quite easily here. The salamander's larval stage is the salamander larva.
Rarity: Uncommon

The Salamander Larva


As its name clearly suggests, the salamander larva is the larval stage of the salamander.
More info coming soon.
Rarity: Common

The Leech


Wormlike? Yes. Menacing? Hardly. The leech is probably one of the most misunderstood creatures that lives in the pond. Leeches are often portrayed as bloodthirsty killers, but the many of the species barely drink blood at all. The pond leech that can be found here generally eats aquatic snails, very small fish, fish and amphibian eggs, insect larvae, and decaying matter that settles on the floor of the pond. No need to fear these guys -- they're actually pretty fun to watch.
Rarity: Common

The Diving Beetle Larva


These lovelies are the larva of the predacious diving beetle. Like their adult stage, these bugs are quite the predators. They have large pincers that they use to kill their prey and suck out its juices. Kind of gross, yeah, but kept alone these bugs can make pretty cool pets.
Rarity: Uncommon

The Caddisfly Larva


These bugs are, well, the larvae of the caddisfly. They make a sort of "house" out of material that they find in the pond- twigs, plant matter, pebbles, anything really- and stick it to their body, creating a sort of case around themselves into which they can retreat. These bugs are mainly predatory, retreating into their shell until their unsuspecting prey comes by and then lunging out when the moment is right.
Rarity: Common

The Damselfly Larva


The larva of the damselfly is rather drab in comparison to its fully grown counterpart, but still makes a fantastic pet. These bugs breathe through means of 2-3 leaf-shaped gill structures on the end of their tails. These gills can easily become detached if a predator attacks the larva, but will grow back over time.
Rarity: Common

The Dragonfly Larva


These larvae are just as predatory (if not more so) as their adult forms. Near the top of the food chain, these larvae's only weakness seems to be their soft body. They have a sort of "mask" that folds just under their head and that shoots out to grab prey and bring it to their mouth. These bugs can stay in their larval form for over three years before finally shedding their larval skin and leaving the water as a fully-fledged adult.
Rarity: Uncommon

The Minnow


The minnow is a very small fish that resides in the shallower regions of the pond. Extremely cute and full of personality, these fish make fantastic pets.
Rarity: Common

[mothstrand]

Here are the answers to common questions we get about the creatures here.

Q: What does "FLS" mean?
A: Similar to PPS, FLS stands for Forever Larva Syndrome. It means that the creature is stuck in its larval stage forever and cannot grow up unless a special potion is applied. FLS creatures cannot breed.

Q: Why do you only have the larval forms of some species?
A: At Frog Pond, we mostly only have aquatic/amphibious creatures. This is because our main focus is on the creatures that reside under the water. Many of the aquatic larvae metamorphose into creatures that live primarily on land. Since most adoption centers only feature terrestrial animals, we figured that we'd like to offer something a little different.

Q: Why are most of these creatures so predatory?
A: Many of our creatures here at the adoption center are predatory because that's how they are in real life. We wanted our adoption center to be based on real creatures and their habits, so that's what we've done. :3

Q: Can you please make a mythical pond creature?
A: Sorry, but no. All of our creatures here are based closely on real-life ones, and that's one of the things that keeps our adoption center so unique. We wanted to not only make a cool adoptable, but at the same time educate people on creatures that actually exist in real life.

Q: I thought that you would have more creatures than this. The front page of the main thread says that you have it all, but I'm not seeing a ton of creatures.
A: We haven't yet finished creating all of our linearts. We decided to open our adoption center before we've finished all of our lines so that you could begin adopting as soon as possible! You can be assured that we're working on plenty more. :3

Got a question that you think should be in the FAQ? Pm it to { Saphira } and she'll consider adding it to the list :3

[mothstrand]

These are the linearts that { Saphira } plans to create in the future. Please do feel free to suggest a lineart below. :3

The Water Beetle

"Generally speaking, there are a lot of different types of water beetles in your average pond. The only one that is portrayed here, however, is the predacious diving beetle. These bugs are in the medium-high range of the pond food chain, eating worms, leeches, tadpoles, smaller fish, insect larvae, and most anything that they can get their claws on that won't eat them first. Their larval stage is the diving beetle larva."
Rarity: Common
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The Salamander Larva

"As its name clearly suggests, the salamander larva is the larval stage of the salamander.
More info coming soon."
Rarity: Common
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The Sculpin

"We haven't yet collected much info on this species yet. Please wait patiently while we finish writing it."
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The Threespine Stickleback

"We haven't yet collected much info on this species yet. Please wait patiently while we finish writing it."
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The Crayfish

"We haven't yet collected much info on this species yet. Please wait patiently while we finish writing it."
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The Fairy Shrimp

"We haven't yet collected much info on this species yet. Please wait patiently while we finish writing it."
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The Water Stick Insect

"We haven't yet collected much info on this species yet. Please wait patiently while we finish writing it."
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The Goldfish
"What's this? An irresponsible pet owner seems to have dumped their goldfish in the pond! You'd better rescue the poor thing so that it doesn't unbalance the local ecosystem."
Rarity: Very Rare
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The Catfish
"We haven't yet collected much info on this species yet. Please wait patiently while we finish writing it."
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The Turtle
"We haven't yet collected much info on this species yet. Please wait patiently while we finish writing it."

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Posting is now open!

[amavi.]

Create the snake-like amphibian, caecilian, lineart! Here is what it looks like: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Dermophis_mexicanus.jpg

[mothstrand]

Create the snake-like amphibian, caecilian, lineart! Here is what it looks like: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Dermophis_mexicanus.jpg

Ooh, I like this idea! I'll consider adding it to the list. :3

[Svel]

Where is the word "Catfish" on that list?
I can't find it!
http://sfdatwestmain.com/images/catfish.jpg
Look at those marvelous whiskers! c;

[mothstrand]

Where is the word "Catfish" on that list?
I can't find it!
http://sfdatwestmain.com/images/catfish.jpg
Look at those marvelous whiskers! c;

Ooh, definitely adding that one!

Gotta love the barbels.

[QuinnJae]

Would it be weird if an octopus were in a pond? I WANT AN OCTOPUS!! Lol. It would be weird.

[amavi.]

How about turtles? They are so cute!