Hello readers. I am here to tell you about the newest creature I've heard of called the milk frog. The milk frog (Trachycephalus resinifictrix) is nocturnal and can live to be up to 25 years old, and it's only 8 cm long. The female can lay around 2,000 eggs, and hatch in as little as a day. It's diet is insects, spiders, invertebrates, and any amphibian it can swallow. This frog may look cute but the reason it is called the milk frog is because it leaks out a milky substance of poison when threatened. Ick.
August 12, 2011
Milk Frog
Hello readers. I am here to tell you about the newest creature I've heard of called the milk frog. The milk frog (Trachycephalus resinifictrix) is nocturnal and can live to be up to 25 years old, and it's only 8 cm long. The female can lay around 2,000 eggs, and hatch in as little as a day. It's diet is insects, spiders, invertebrates, and any amphibian it can swallow. This frog may look cute but the reason it is called the milk frog is because it leaks out a milky substance of poison when threatened. Ick.
August 2, 2011
The Garlic Vine
This is Ajos Sacha (the garlic vine). It is native to the Amazon. The reason that it tastes like garlic is that it has the same sulfur compounds as the regular garlic. it has been used as both a spice, and a medicine. It has been used as a pregnancy tonic, anti-arthritic, antihistimine, anti-inflammitory, anti-microbial, anti-spasmatic, muscle relaxer, and pain reliver. It is also widly cultivated. So for all you gardeners, listen up.
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