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Thought 53: Wall of Frogs

Mosquitoes are the bane of existing for summer outdoor activities. To combat this problem, we have used various harsh chemicals (DEET) and incenses (citronella) that just do not work in the long run, as they allow the flying hypodermic needles to simply fly off and seek other victims. Well, it turns out that nature has always had a way to keeping down the insect infestation through means of digestion by fish and frogs. Fish mostly just eat the larva and are constrained to the water areas, which are not always present at a backyard BBQ. That leaves us with frogs. Now, while frog are excellent insect hunters, we do have a few problems with frogs: 1.) They are amphibious and need a source of water. 2.) They eventually would get full and stop eating mosquitoes 3.) They tend to run away from us. This leads us into need a way to keep an maintain a wall of frogs and here's how. First we will glue the frogs together in a ring or wall configuration around the area to be protected