Eowyn 😊
Harlequin dart frogs, koi morph (Oophaga histrionica also known as Dendrobates histrionicus)
First image: Alonso Quevedo Gil
Second image: dartfrog.tk
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The lovely orange pattern on the belly of the Fire-bellied toad is an excellent example of Aposematic coloration, which serves as a warning to all predators that this toad is a Forbidden Snack™. When threatened by a predator, the Fire-bellied toad will exhibit the “Unkenreflex”, where he arches his back to show off that flashy belly. “Back off, predators! Can’t you see how gross I would taste??”
This fine stack of toads belongs to @zwhelcheti! Their names are Mulligan, Karson, and Astral and they’re very good lads.
#MantellaMonday
Yellow Mantella (Mantella crocea) specimen.
Bakozetra locality, Torotorofotsy Wetlaands Reserve, Eastern Madagascar.
Horseshoe crabs can lay between 60,000 to 120,000 eggs. These eggs are laid in the sand or mud in batches of a few thousand at a time, and take 2 weeks to hatch. Many are eaten by seabirds while incubating.
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Look at the little one who does a flop ♡
