List: While we're discussing frog legs...may I show you three incredible frogs I photographed in the Amazon that you might not want to deep fry - even with garlic?
I rented a research station deep in South America's Amazon jungle to find and photograph Poison Dart Frogs. Said to be the most poisonous creatures on the planet, they have enough poison in the glands of their backs to kill 10 men and are still traditionally rubbed on native darts to nail large game - mostly monkeys. Here's the deal - once you cook the meat, this most toxic poison in the natural world is rendered harmless! This frog was smaller than your pinky fingernail, fully mature, and living in a beautiful jungle orchid...and it is said these rare and beautiful creatures are the most poisonous creatures on the planet. My native guide brought me to the edge of the raging Napo River to find this one - http://www.flickr.com/photos/26628652@N08/6915136704/in/photostream Jet black, gold metal-flake and green spotted pants... http://www.flickr.com/photos/26628652@N08/7061218577/in/photostream In 6 weeks of thrashing about in the transition zone between river jungle and cloudforest (an environment that will actually begin to eat you if you stand still) we found 3 poison dart frogs...all smaller than your thumbnail. Below is the "Blue-Belly" hunting ants on his palm leaf... http://www.flickr.com/photos/26628652@N08/7061218577/in/photostream Color? Here's a "Ruby" poison frog...they eat ants, spiders, scorpions and store the poison in glands on their backs...they hunt during the day, because all predators learn to leave them alone. http://www.flickr.com/photos/26628652@N08/6915134912/in/photostream And a high-speed cobra knock-off...the Musarana...he's bright red only during the third year of his life...the rest of the time he's black! http://www.flickr.com/photos/26628652@N08/7061216367/in/photostream Thanks for allowing me to show you these jewels of the jungle...they are dangerous and doggone hard to find --- I think I'll go hunt cold falls!! Jonathan Abel ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list