Friday, August 27, 2010

Scientists Discover Pea-Sized Frog In Borneo

Scientists in Borneo don't need to kiss this frog - he's already their little prince charming .Researches say they've found a new kind of frog that might be the smallest such amphibian outside the Americas.
The pea-sized frog , dubbed Microhyla nepenticola , measures between 10.6 and 12.8 millimeters in length, making it small enough to live insides puddles that accumulate in picter plants in the forests of the Southeast Asian island.
Some frogs eat flies . This tiny amphibian is not much bigger than one. The Microhyla nepenthicola , a newly discovered speices of frog, lives in  the jungle  on the island of Borneo in Malaysia. It is barely larger than a pea.
Despite the frog's small size , Robin Moore , amphibian conservation officer with  Conservation Internatoinal , says the tiny speices represents a big scientific discovery.
"Such small speices are very interesting because  they're really reached the boundaries of what is possible in the animal world," Moore said. "These are some of the smallest tetrapods - or four-legged organisms - in the world."
"There sized is very interesting from an evolutionary point of view," Moore added. "what it allows these frogs to do is ex[loit new habitats. In this case , the miniature frogs use their small size to live inside a pitcher plant - a kind of flora that feeds off of decomposing organic matter it collects inside a picter-shaped chalice.
The frogs lay their eggs on the plant, and the tadpoles mature in puddles inside the plant's pitcher. While the plant provides a safe habitat for the frogs, its unclear  what, it anything , the tiny amphibians give back to their botanical abode.
"I'm  not sure if [the pitcher plant ] is getting much out of it , but maybe the tadpoles or the frogs are excerting things into the water that the plant is using as a food source," Moore speculated.
Just a handful of speices of frogs are thought to be smaller , such as the Brazil's gold frog and Cuba's Eleutherodactylus iberia. And this newfound frog is the smallest animal in the  Old World , the researches wrote in an article in Zootaxa (PDF)
The diminutive frogs are so tiny they were  once overlooked  bt scientists.
Lead researcher Indraneil das told The Christian Science  Monitor  that scientists had actually discovered the frog more than 100 years ago  but "presumably thought they were juveniles of other speices," Thankfully , for Das, these  puny frogs happen to have big vouces.
das and his research partner , Alexander Hass , were in Kubah National Park when they heard the  tiny frogs making calls (listen here ) a behavior only exhibited by adult frogs.
 Das eventually trapped one  specimen in a clean white daiper he had brought  along for his baby son, acording to the New York Post.
"It's a call that actually gave it away," Moore said.
My spin : Scientists are  finding new speices all the time, so lets help put  a halt to global warming  to save the speices we have and the ones that's being discovered each day....we are have a part to play in this game....but hey, that's just me.
Kicking back and keeping it real .

63 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:44:00 PM

    Hi cutie...whatcha ya doing ??
    How's Nana ??
    Have Brian recovered answering the phone from your funny talking PIC ??[giggles]

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  2. Just hanging, got to make some food for a party tomorrow. Phil gives a big party every year at this time.
    Nana went shopping today.She was a good girl. Just a bit naggy.

    Brian wanted to know who the hell I was talking to for two and a half hours.And yes, he said you talk funny.

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  3. Anonymous9:53:00 PM

    [Giggles] Did you tell him I was the one that sent him the stew recipe?
    We won't stay on long because you have work to do.
    Nana was good because she was afraid you would run off. Hahaha

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  4. Anonymous9:56:00 PM

    I put the post with the pictures in draft, you may have to rewrite it, I just copied the complete article...it's Duffy's Cut..

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  5. I love the frog article. I saw it in the news. He lives in a flower. How cute is that? I will Look at your other article.

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  6. I'm just taking a big cheese tray, assorted cheeses and fruit. It doesn't involve work or cooking.
    Phil does all the cooking.

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  7. Anonymous10:01:00 PM

    I put the other article in there for you.
    Nan told me it was there and thought maybe you might like it.

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  8. Boy you surprised me even though I was kind of expecting a call. You sounded a bit different than I thought.

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  9. Anonymous10:03:00 PM

    Now that sounds great. Is it going to be on the lake at Jaye/Pete' cabin and maybe everyone can take a boat ride afterwards.Now that's what I call fun.

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  10. You just gave me a great idea. I could leave Nana in a mall far from here.By the time she got home I could be moved out of here.

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  11. Anonymous10:06:00 PM

    Tell Brian I say he better not be playing no type of ball, if he thought I talked funny last night, he go out and overdo it like he did last time , I'm going to call and fuss at him and it will take him a month to figure out what I'm saying..Hahaha

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  12. The party is at Phil's house, which is also my aunty Bubs'house.
    I know a lot of the people.Some of Phil's friends are a little weird but I know all aunty Bubs' friends and they are nice.
    Phil likes to smoke those funny cigarettes.

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  13. Anonymous10:11:00 PM

    Now you are being cute...Nana is much smarter than that, she might leave you there and when you get home, she's moved and carried Brian with her.Hahaha
    My sinus was acting up a little and I told Nan I was going to wait until they cleared up and she said no...call her now.
    You sound just like the lady I met from Canada...just sound like you was far away.

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  14. Anonymous10:14:00 PM

    Some smoke them for health reasons and if that's the only bad habit Phil has, he's okay in my book.
    I know you will ahve fun.
    What a great way to start the weekend.

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  15. I have to watch Brian like a hawk or he'll be playing soccer ocarrying a kid piggyback. The doctors have forbidden him to run because his heart is not strong enough to take it. I wish you would give him hell and smack him around a bit.
    It's exactly like you said to me a week or so ago. He hates that he is a prisoner of his body and can't do anything he used to. He is fighting that all the time and it has to do with his manhood too just as you said.

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  16. Anonymous10:18:00 PM

    When my man and I first met, he said I had a funny way with words.
    I told him what he see is what he get so I get he liked it, I can't get rid of the long bastard.

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  17. I am far away Voodoo.

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  18. I like the way you guys talk down there,kind of a lazy drawl.It kind of fools people into thinking you are all laid back and easy going.

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  19. You'll never get rid of Long Shank. He will stick to you like 'white on rice'until the day he dies.You'll just have to put up with it.

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  20. Anonymous10:25:00 PM

    Sweetie ...he's scared and want you to know he can still take care of you and do the things he used to do.
    He don't realize you don't give a shit , all you want is for him to be with you as long as possible.

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  21. Anonymous10:28:00 PM

    Nan told him to call her if I didn't call you last night and after I call he and Gilly left the study, both of them was snoring when I went to bed.

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  22. Anonymous10:30:00 PM

    I am lazy and laid back, ask Dad's brother Henry, now he is my best Bud as if I need one.

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  23. Dream Girl, Shadow, Witchy Woman,Spirit, Love Witch,Pixie, MagicMama.

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  24. I don't get, if he is scared, why does he behave so foolishly?

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  25. Henry is the guy you beat up...HA!

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  26. Anonymous10:41:00 PM

    Sha/Jonny has homework for the weekend...they both have to practice writing, they have to turn a page in Monday.

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  27. Anonymous10:49:00 PM

    He don't want to give in and he's been such a vibrant man all his life and it's hard for him.
    He haven't come to grips with his illness yet.
    Have you even seen anyone that had durgery like his bounce back as fast...I bet the doctors was surprised...I know I was when you said he was up and moving around.

    Yes Henry is the one and I found out Dad told him if he looked at me cross-eyed he would take him to the swamp and feed him to the gators.

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  28. Mystica....Fantasy....Shamana...Starlight...Crystal...Moon Goddess

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  29. That was MOON Goddess not Mo Goddess

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  30. Anonymous10:51:00 PM

    I like all the names, but I will also have to have an icon..
    I'm to tall to be a pixie. Hahaha

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  31. I truly believe that dad would do that.He means what he says.
    You're right about Brian.I have been trying to bring him to terms with his heart condition for five years.He knows he only has half a heart but he refuses to accept the restrictions it puts on him.

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  32. Anonymous10:57:00 PM

    I wrote of them down and we will pick one, I'm not good at picking names.
    When I stated on Heidi I couldn't use Jean`ne it was already taken so I used the one Chris gave me, but I do need a grown-up name.

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  33. We would have to call you Long Pixie.Some of the names would be hard to draw an icon for but I would come up with something.

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  34. Anonymous11:04:00 PM

    Sweetie you may have to tell him if you lose him, who's going to be there for you because he know your problems and he's just going to have to take it easy.
    Tell him there so many people out there that will tke advantage of women like fixing things that's why you are so glad he's there and you don't know what you would do without him.
    Lay it all on you needing him and she how that works.
    You know how to word it and say it, just try it and see what happens...okay.

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  35. Anonymous11:06:00 PM

    I like them all and whatever you come up with I will be happy, but pleaseeeee don't make me choose.

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  36. I will have a talk with him when we get home tomorow. We haven't had one for a while and you are right, it would be good for him to see the situation from my point of view.

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  37. Anonymous11:15:00 PM

    Jeannie
    Nee called you last night I told Gil if she didn't I was coming over there ahd whip her musty butt.
    Nee said her sinus was bad and she wanted to be in fine form when she talked to you I told her it really didn't matter you don't care. How is your Mom and Brian/ I hear brian is coming along just fine so good to hear.
    Nan

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  38. Make sure those two do their homework. did you say they were in the same grade? I hope Jonny is still doing as well as he started out. Does he lean more tward Sha or Jill. Or is Gilly his hero?

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  39. Anonymous11:17:00 PM

    I don't think he realize you need him and would be lost without him.

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  40. Jeremy came to day to borrow the truck and he seemed very down in the dumps. We told him everything will fall into place soon and he will be happy. It just doesn't happen as fast as you want it to when you are 23.Patience is something some people never learn.

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  41. Were you really going to cancel your call because you had a stuffy nose? That's so sweet. That's why I am so fond of you. You didn't want me to call you 'Snotty Woman' instead of 'Witchy Woman'.

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  42. Thankyou so much Nan. If you hadn't given her a push she may never have called me.
    It was a lot of fun. I had a hard time talking to her at first without a keyboard in front of me.
    You guys sure have a funny accent. My husband didn't understand a word she said,

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  43. Anonymous11:26:00 PM

    Gilly is his hero , he says guys has to stick together.
    He leans toward the girls about the same, he says he will take care of his sisters but they are mean if you make them mad.
    Jonny/Sha 's in the same grade but not the same room so they can compare homework. He asked them why they like to read and they told him their daddy told them they could travel the world and see a lot of wonderful things without leaving home and now he is reading and he ask them what some words are...a second grader should be able to read, but I feel he will catch up in no time.

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  44. He will catch up. It's a shame no one ever took the time to show him what a wonderful experience reading is. I get the impression no one has ever spent much time teaching him anything.

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  45. Anonymous11:31:00 PM

    Jeannie
    We lived with Nee all our lives and she has always had this funny way of talking she would sound the same with or without the sinus.
    Now when Nee's angry you don't understand a thing she says.
    You are very welcome. I just got in and I will say goodnight.
    Oh yes Jeannie Monday is my last day and I will be able to join you more often.
    Nan

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  46. Anonymous11:33:00 PM

    NAN...you tell everything you know, but I love you anyway. NITE

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  47. That's wonderful Nan. I really hope you enjoy your semi retirement. I think you'll be off doing something else before too long. It will be fun if you join us. Have a good night.

    PS. Nee's way of speaking kind of grows on you. You said once that she writes just like she talks. You're right.

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  48. Nan speaks her mind alright. You gotta love that. You know exactly where you stand with her.

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  49. Anonymous11:42:00 PM

    I love reading mysteries , but after meeting you I have expanded my reading material, now I get some of Gil's books and we go to the library, I think he was really raising himself.
    The girls wants to take him to the firm and show off their brother. He told them he would pick them up Tuesday and carry them down there.

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  50. I just gave Maxy a bath for the party tomorrow. He hid and I had to poke him out from under the bed with a mop. He looked so sad and now he is sulking and won't look at me.

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  51. I love the way those girls have adopted this child and taken him under their wings.And I love the way they are proud of him and want to show him off.

    Was he used to bathing every day or did you have to teach him hygiene?

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  52. Anonymous11:47:00 PM

    Sweetie ...Nan is full of hot air and I'm going to stick a pin in her and let the air out.[giggles] maybe she'll fart like Gilly. Hahaha
    Nan told James since she's not working anymore she want's another baby and he asked her had her stuff growed back and if so she better go but her one, he's to old.

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  53. Anonymous11:52:00 PM

    You told Jeremy the right thing and I believe as long as Jer know you/Brian is in his corner he will be fine.

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  54. Did Nan have her stuff removed? Never mind that is kind of personal. She would enjoy a baby now. You just keep getting better at being a mom. I also miss holding a baby close.There's nothing like it.

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  55. Anonymous11:57:00 PM

    He knew nothing about hygiene but the girls is teaching him and I am so proud of them, Jill told him he didn't want his teeth falling out , he wouldn't be able to eat ribs and corn on the cob.
    All the others here on the compound hads big brothers and now they have one.
    Lordy, I glad he don't wet the bed.

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  56. Anonymous11:58:00 PM

    How long will Maxy be mad with you?
    Maxy/Gilly is just alike, two bad spoiled little boys.

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  57. Anonymous12:01:00 AM

    No I was going to call you last night if came hell or high water, I was just nervous and when you answer , my mind went blank, now that was a syrprise. Hahaha

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  58. Well Mystic Dream Girl, I think I'll turn in. Have a wonderful weekend with your brood.They say it is going to be another really hot one up here.This is not normal PIC but it could be worse. We could be at the bottom of that mine with those poor guys. They can't get them out for weeks maybe months.And they say it is hot as hell down there. Now that is a claustraphobic's nightmare.

    See you down by the old wishing well. I'll be throwing a penny in.
    Luv and hugs...PIC

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  59. Anonymous12:05:00 AM

    Nan don't want another baby, she has brown baby . they found cysts on her womb after Sha was born and they removed her womb she don't care if you know it, she still have her ovaries.

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  60. PS. My mind went blank too.I have no idea what I said for the first five minutes. You sounded very calm.

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  61. Anonymous12:10:00 AM

    I will say good night and you have a very wongerful weekend.
    Make sure you keep and eye on Brian.
    I think the Talk when you return home with him will go good.
    You are depending on him.

    I will see you down bu the pond with my brood and have a good time.
    GOODNITE...HUGS & KISSES...PIC
    Kiss the ROCK.

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  62. Anonymous12:15:00 AM

    PS: No I wasn't calm at all but glad I did and now I really know you .
    You are very kind-hearted and loves most everyone...I know not all, but you are really a lady and I am proud to know you.
    NITE.

    Duffy's cut is your post it happen in 1832.
    NITE

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  63. Thankyou Sweetie I am proud to know you also..Hugs PIC

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