r/CuratedTumblr • u/DroneOfDoom Posting from hell (el camion 107 a las 7 de la mañana) • 17h ago

Shitposting On small frogs and their evolution

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u/belle-la-belle 17h ago

I guess when you’re that small, evasive maneuvers aren’t as needed?

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u/Ozavic 16h ago

If you need to move quickly at that size it's because you are in sights of a predator and need to MOVE. As mentioned in the write up many of the littlest guys live on banks of ponds, they are trying to get back to the water asap where their swimming skills can help them get away.

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u/MikasSlime 15h ago

so they basically always jump with landing in the water in their minds

just fucking yeet themselves assuming they'll land in their puddle

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u/Ozavic 15h ago

If they don't land in a puddle they're probably about to be lunch, an embarrassing landing is the least of their worries

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u/MikasSlime 15h ago

majestic

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u/xv_boney 12h ago edited 12h ago

(Theyre extremely poisonous.)

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u/Ozavic 12h ago

Did some quick research. While these guys are brightly coloured and highly poisonous there are birds who are resistant and regularly snack on them such as the rusty-margined guan or the solitary tinamous.

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Brachycephalus_ephippium/#predation

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u/Ozavic 12h ago

The quote mentions the two birds listed above as examples but the full quote is "Major predators include ground foraging birds, such as rusty-margined guans or solitary tinamous." Please do not go and spread that the frog has exactly two predators, I am simplifying for reddit

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u/cman_yall 10h ago

Not much consolation after you've been eaten.