The Frog Log

[the-frog-log]

Hey all, I’m moving this sub-blog over to its own blog, so I can follow people back, avoid mis-blogging photos to the wrong blog, and have better overall organization.

So, see me @frog-chorus!!!

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"Are you SURE that cricket cup is empty?!" Switched the light on for a moment to take the photo, Lotte is still on the door.

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She's here!!!

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She's such a hoot. I had to bait her back into the enclosure. Sorry it's a little dark, they get fed in the evening after their UVB switches off.

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Lotte rushing the door for mini-horn worms

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What am I doing on a Saturday morning across the county line? Vet visit

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Lotte is enjoying the new ledge, checking out my gnarly couch

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Sleeping behind the pee frog tho....

[urakihikaru]

ニホンアマガエル Hyla japonica

[typhlonectes]

Frog slime kills flu virus: Mining host defense peptides found in skin mucus

Frogs' skins were known to secrete peptides that defend them against bacteria. A new research finding suggests that the peptides represent a resource for antiviral drug discovery as well.

A component of the skin mucus secreted by South Indian frogs can kill the H1 variety of influenza viruses, researchers from Emory Vaccine Center and the Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology in India have discovered.

Frogs’ skins were known to secrete “host defense peptides” that defend them against bacteria. The finding, scheduled for publication in Immunity, suggests that the peptides represent a resource for antiviral drug discovery as well…

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my little dart frogs are getting so BIG...

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Wishlist in no order Tank that can hold water for fire belly toads (I'm eyeing this nice custom 24"×12"×12" at the local reptile shop, it's 40USD) Isopods for PDFs Springtails for PDFS Leaf litter for all Those deli cup lids with the cloth filter More deli cups in general Fruit fly media for hydei Another magnetic ledge for WTF tank Magnetic vines for WTF tank

[billbuttlicker-]

i’m a film student

[awez-im-gohst]

It’s 4am and I can’t stop laughing at this

[frogsuggest]

wamp boy cryptids confirmed

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Aw yeah these dart frogs are too hot for tumblr!!! ... but seriously tumblr, what

[gdubcarver]

I was shocked by the lack of poison dart frog stuff on this site, so here’s a video I made of my pet frog eating.

As a PSA: poison dart frogs make FANTASTIC pets. They’re low maintenance, gorgeous creatures who are fascinating to watch. They also up your badass factor by like a thousand points and take less work than a goldfish.

[bufomancer]

For anyone worried about the “poison” part of poison dart frog, these species of frogs get their poison from the food they eat! In captivity they are fed things like crickets and flightless fruit flies which render them harmless.

Wild caught specimens can hold on to their toxicity for quite a while, so care must be taken when handling those. 

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More toe tapping

[thestickiestartist]

Wait, why do they do that? I’ve noticed the twitchy toes on other dart frogs before but I’ve never known why they do it…

[jayce-space]

There’s a few theories as to why darts do it. The one that makes the most sense is to scare up food hiding under dry leaf litter. Other theories are it’s like a dog’s tail wagging showing contentment. It’s used to distract bugs while they eat. Or it’s a sign they’re going to jump soon. Regardless they’re all theories and the reason is relatively unknown.

[the-frog-log]

Exactly. I’ve heard from other hobbyists among the lines of either scaring food into moving (so the frog can see and catch it better), caudal luring, excitement, even that the movement is caused by an increase in pulse and blood pressure. 

I do notice the fruit flies often take a dive underneath the leaves when they get the chance, and that my darts often hang around the edge of a leaf and keep tapping their toes looking around, so there’s strong evidence to suggest the ‘scaring up food’ theory...

... but at the end of the day, It Is A Mystery