Fun Facts We Didn't Need To Know

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

I've never ever ever EVER been freaked out by frogs but that's some freaky syfy stuff right there...
I'm honestly disturbed by seeing that lol.
LAY EGGS LIKE NORMAL FROGS YOU ALIEN FREAKS

Noooo! Creepy looking as it may be, it's just another example of how many weird and wonderful things there are in the world! It's one advantage they've evolved to use, and when you think it through, it's a great adaptation! Eggs of all kind are packed with nutrition and a target for predators. This flat toad can't exactly guard their eggs and fight predators - but the mom certainly knows when there's a predator about and can hide, taking her babies with her. Otherwise, the tactics are to lay the eggs somewhere and hope no one finds them, or have a lot of them, and scatter them in the hope that at least a few make it. This toad can guarantee that if mom survives (which is never a sure thing) then most of the brood should also survive. It's a clever way for a prey animal to protect their young.

 

[Rocky998]

Noooo! Creepy looking as it may be, it's just another example of how many weird and wonderful things there are in the world! It's one advantage they've evolved to use, and when you think it through, it's a great adaptation! Eggs of all kind are packed with nutrition and a target for predators. This flat toad can't exactly guard their eggs and fight predators - but the mom certainly knows when there's a predator about and can hide, taking her babies with her. Otherwise, the tactics are to lay the eggs somewhere and hope no one finds them, or have a lot of them, and scatter them in the hope that at least a few make it. This toad can guarantee that if mom survives (which is never a sure thing) then most of the brood should also survive. It's a clever way for a prey animal to protect their young.

Yeah... Great thing to have for her but she doesn't have to look in a mirror
I think about that on your back. An extra layer of skin with holes where little critters crawl all about... Doesn't that sound great?

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

Yeah... Great thing to have for her but she doesn't have to look in a mirror
I think about that on your back. An extra layer of skin with holes where little critters crawl all about... Doesn't that sound great?

Uuuuggghh! Make me itch all over and shiver! Yuck.

I already decided I don't want kids. If I had to do that? I'd be kicking every male toad in the head and yelling at them to get away from me. No way I'm having kids crawling all over my back while I'm going about my day.
(Parents of toddlers sympathise with this toad I'm sure - I hear they cling constantly and you can't even get a bathroom break at times!)

 

[Rocky998]

Uuuuggghh! Make me itch all over and shiver! Yuck.

I already decided I don't want kids. If I had to do that? I'd be kicking every male toad in the head and yelling at them to get away from me. No way I'm having kids crawling all over my back while I'm going about my day.
(Parents of toddlers sympathise with this toad I'm sure - I hear they cling constantly and you can't even get a bathroom break at times!)

See? Now you will look at that video with different eyes lol... For some reason this part of the natural world really haunts my very soul

 

[Rocky998]

If it was like that for us humans I wouldn't even want to have kids...

Wife: "Honey can you put some sunscreen on my back"

Me: "Uhhhhmmmm..." *sticks hands in a bag of cheetos* "I can't my hands have cheese powder all over them"

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

I remember that one too, because it creeped me out so much when I saw a video of it happening! It really is gross looking. It's a toad called the Suriname toad (Pipa pipa).
Quote from this National Geographic article that's well worth a read:
"An exceptionally flat, leaf-like amphibian from South American rainforests. During mating, the male deposits dozens of fertilised eggs onto the female’s back, and then her skin grows around the eggs, creating a surface like inverted bubble wrap. The offspring develop in these small wombs for months. Eventually they erupt from mom’s back and head into the water as little froglets, skipping the tadpole stage entirely.

Why such a strange system? Like other ovoviviparous species, the Suriname toad can give her eggs some protection by carrying them around—useful in a world full of hungry egg predators."

Video for those brave enough to watch! Here's your "it's really creepy but cool looking" trigger warning.

When I considered a paludarium I considered these guys! True oddbal!

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

When I considered a paludarium I considered these guys! True oddbal!

I'd love to have a paludarium one day! I'm not there yet experience or budget wise, but one day! They're so beautiful and interesting!

 

[Lynnzer]

Not so sure it's a "fun" fact but there are more people alive today than have died since the beginning of humanity.

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

I'd love to have a paludarium one day! I'm not there yet experience or budget wise, but one day! They're so beautiful and interesting!

I’ve looked into a Solomon island bio type paludaeium. (i like the Solomon island tree frogs), but decided against it because they do cost a lot and take a lot to maintain.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

I really want to do a southern China paludarium someday. Whiteclouds, butterfly loaches or gobies (and lots of waterfalls for them to play in), maybe a calm pool for a pair of paradise fish. Fire-belly newts and/or toads and maybe some sort of temperate lizard on the land area.

 

[Rocky998]

I really want to do a southern China paludarium someday. Whiteclouds, butterfly loaches or gobies (and lots of waterfalls for them to play in), maybe a calm pool for a pair of paradise fish. Fire-belly newts and/or toads and maybe some sort of temperate lizard on the land area.

Wont the frogs make the water toxic for the fish? I thought I heard somewhere that in a paludarium, its not a good idea to put frogs and fish together for that reason but I could be wrong... Maybe it was newts? Or both... I could be wrong altogether but its worth looking into

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Wont the frogs make the water toxic for the fish? I thought I heard somewhere that in a paludarium, its not a good idea to put frogs and fish together for that reason but I could be wrong... Maybe it was newts? Or both... I could be wrong altogether but its worth looking into

I have "heard that somewhere" too, and I suppose it's theoretically possible, but I've never heard a documented account of fire bellies causing fish toxicity. I think it would be worth a try.

 

[Rocky998]

I have "heard that somewhere" too, and I suppose it's theoretically possible, but I've never heard a documented account of fire bellies causing fish toxicity. I think it would be worth a try.

Guess start it out with a few fish and pray they dont die?

 

[FishandBirdLover]

jello is made from cow fat

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

jello is made from cow fat

Technically, geletine is made from bone marrow rather than the fat, if I remember rightly. Definitely the bones though, but I think it's the marrow inside the bone that's used.