Three-cornered tree frog: hunts relatives and carries children on its back (8 photos)

Frogs! There is a traitor among you! Three-cornered tree frogs feed on their relatives - you! This text is a reminder for discovering a stranger among your own.





Man, you better get some food, otherwise it's just skin and bones!

9 types of killers are carefully hidden from justice in the sparsely populated regions of Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Brazil. And even there it is difficult to find tree frogs - people discovered representatives of this genus only in 1997. Amphibians, my advice to you: look for evil ones in rotten leaves, under stones and snags.



I wonder why this leaf looks so sleepy?

The three-cornered tree frog is a distinctive feature, so the portrait of the criminal is not difficult to describe. The entire amphibian is covered in triangular shapes ranging from 2 to 8 centimeters in length. The body is flat, leaf-like. The main murder weapon is 4 sharp sharpened fangs. Coloring is camouflage and changeable. A tree frog, like a chameleon, has learned to change the color of its skin from brown during the day to rusty red at night.





Be careful, this guy has already sharpened his sharpening points!

Any small amphibian can be at risk. During the search, the killer does not mind snacking on invertebrates, but he loves frog legs much more. We recommend moving especially carefully at night: it is at this time that the cannibal frog goes out to hunt. To protect yourself and your loved ones, you can climb a tree - the cocked hat frog is a very bad poison dart climber. But remember that under the fallen leaves she feels like a fish in water.



Remember this criminal personality by sight!

If you are strong enough, you can fight off an attack even alone. Once the Traitor Tree Frog realizes that the odds are against you, it will try to scare you by sticking out its bright orange tongue. Don't be afraid, the animal is only pretending to be poisonous. Her strength lies in her sharp teeth and strong jaws. And also in reproduction.



If you look at fallen leaves for a long time, the foliage will begin to peer at you.

During the rainy season, the male croaks heart-rendingly, but does not crawl out of the shelter. At his call, the madam climbs into the bachelor's hideout - the criminal elements are smart enough not to burn down the office. What kind of shura mura occurs between them is a mystery, but it is known that the female will lay 10-15 eggs. At the same time, the skin on her back will begin to secrete a large amount of sticky mucus. The male will carefully place their common children on the hump of his beloved. It literally attaches the eggs to the mother's body.



Trypophobes have left the chat.

For 10 weeks the female will be a walking pop-ite. And when the time comes, the young frogs will crawl out of their eggs and... climb onto their mother’s neck again! They will attach to it using special organs resembling the gills of tadpoles. They will stay there for another week or two, preparing to bring the art of robbery to the world.



They come up with a villainous plan to destroy all the frogs. What are you doing this weekend?

From this breeding cycle one can understand that criminals are highly adapted and will survive even in changing conditions. We, people, help you as best we can: we destroy their habitat. But complete victory over the cannibal amphibian is still far away. Distribute this text among the frogs you know. We must keep their people safe!