Ultra Tiny frogs

[schejuka]

http://io9.com/5621249/ultra+tiny-frogs-discovered-living-like-faeries-inside-pitcher-plants/gallery/

 

[Taliesin-DS]

Omg that's awesome, i wanna have some in my amp

 

[thez_yo]

OMG that's the cutest thing I've seen today!

 

[seedjar]

Nice find. They're so cute it hurts.
~Joe

 

[pappydew]

Thats awesome!

 

[swords]

Fantastic!

I noticed the article says "these pitcher plants only eat leaves". I know that was a conjecture in the Nepenthes of Borneo book but now that is confirmed? Should I be putting oak leaf mold into the pitchers? Mine naturally catch a few of the crickets put in for the crabs.

 

[seedjar]

I feed my amps dried up foliage that I come across when I prune my terrarium - they don't seem to mind at all.
~Joe

 

[vraev]

Very beautiful indeed. Wow!! The miracles of nature eh? An ecosystem in a small pitcher. BTW....what do they do when the pitchers die out? Move to the next one? ;p What if it already has a resident? Wait for the next new one to open?

 

[Taliesin-DS]

i dont think there are more frogs then pitchers on a plant, or else they would have probably been discovered a lot sooner.

 

[Adam]

OMG that is adorable

 

[Lucanidae]

AW DANG.
You beat me to it, I was JUST about to post about these crazy little guys.

 

[nightsky]

Amazing. I never knew such little frogs existed. Must be a tough existence for them. Even insects would chomp them.

 

[calng424]

Its on the singaporean newpaper today .

 

[Cunka]

Haha those little dudes are awesome! Nature really never ceases to amaze me

 

[swords]

I'd be willing to bet these guys would live on Springtails, cos even small fruit fly species might be too big for them. I'll let you all know if I locate any for sale! LOL

 

[quogue]

Chein Lee photos of the froggy in the wild:

 

[UnstuckinTime]

Quogue- The frog in that picture looks like he is totally trying to be tough and defend his pitcher!