FELLSMERE − It's been 34 years of frog legs. “We are putting out frog leg and gator tail dinners," said Susan Adams, president of the Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival. "We have our carnival.

Unlike salamanders, they have made a major evolutionary detour from the body plan of their ancient ancestors. The hind legs of frogs are much larger than the forelegs and the tail has disappeared.

It's slightly bigger than a frog but has shorter legs and prefers to crawl instead of hop. In the summer, you might find smooth newts. They have big strong tails to help them swim. But you would ...