ARMOURED MISTFROG NOT EXTINCT

[werepossum]

Not a lot of discussion possibilities I'm afraid, but a damned good thing to read. For those who don't know, chytrid fungus (among many other things) have decimated frog populations around the world. This particular frog, Litoria lorica, was officially endangered but commonly thought to be extinct. Even better, the frogs found were infected with chytrid fungus but thriving, indicating that they have inherited or evolved a method of tolerating the fungus that has wiped out so many populations and even species.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,421062,00.html
http://www.jcu.edu.au/top/JCUPRD_037882.html

Not much good environmental news these days, so enjoy.

 

[meatloaf231]

That's pretty sweet. I don't follow environmental news, but cool nonetheless.

 

[Ares Tyr]

AH SWEET! MISTFROGS!

But really, its always good news to hear that life is still abounding on the planet. Unique fauna is one of the main reasons why I'm such an enviromentalist.

 

[crepesack]

yay i can repopen my restaurant Jeffs fried armoured mist frogs

 

[SmugFrog]

I want some Frog Armour.

 

[HomeAliveIn45]

That's especially cool because I visited FNQ last year.

AH SWEET! MISTFROGS!

But really, its always good news to hear that life is still abounding on the planet. Unique fauna is one of the main reasons why I'm such an enviromentalist.

Also because of the beautful Bob Ross mountain painting you got there

 

[Souplex]

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Even better, the frogs found were infected with chytrid fungus but thriving, indicating that they have inherited or evolved a method of tolerating the fungus that has wiped out so many populations and even species.


Not much good environmental news these days, so enjoy.

Shhh if we say the frog evolved tolerance the church might have to exterminate it to destroy this evidence.

 

[Funfrog211]

YAY!!

/me dances his happy dance.

I am a frog lover (as my name says) so this is awesome news to me.

And Yes, I am an environmentalist.

 

[ElephantGuts]

Thank god, the armored mistfrogs are OK, now I can go on with my life...Great news, well, OK news, especially today being today.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

that's cool but come on we all know something came down and fixed their dna so they could grow that way

*hides is dna recombinator and whistles innocently* look a bunny

 

[John Galt]

Man, they should have tried to time this press release better. Ain't no one gonna read about finding a rare species of frog with all this hubbub at CERN. Come on, is it really that hard to wait a week until the "lol particles" hype dies down?

 

[jim_doki]

am i the only one a little freaked out by frogs evolving? I mean how close are we to frogokalypse?

 

[SmugFrog]

Yeah, that's true. Not many people want to hear about the Frogs... Won't someone please think of the Frogs!?

Anyone remember that "Wolverine" Frog they found with claws that poke out of its skin?

 

[Lvl 64 Klutz]

And to think, some people still say evolution is hogwash. Way to go, frogs!

 

[Chiasm]

Poor Frogs if you think about now tons of researchers and media will be all over there little hideout taking them away for tests, Hopefully they have another hiding place to keep there froggy secrets?

 

[Sylocat]

About time we heard some good news.

 

[ThaBenMan]

You FOOLS, can't you see?! This is the end for humanity. The frog menace will rise up, and they're armored! Bullets are gonna just ping offa that shit! And it's already clear that they'll evolve immunity to any sort of biological weapons we wield against them!

Nah, jk. That's cool.

 

[Ares Tyr]

That's especially cool because I visited FNQ last year.

AH SWEET! MISTFROGS!

But really, its always good news to hear that life is still abounding on the planet. Unique fauna is one of the main reasons why I'm such an enviromentalist.

Also because of the beautful Bob Ross mountain painting you got there

Bob Ross made me the man I am today.

 

[qbert4ever]

So, there's a war going on and we could all be nuked next week, there are God-knows how many asteroids flying at us that could take out Earth much the same way a 30.30 rifle takes out a grapefruit, the environment's in the shitter with multiple tornados and hurricanes in New Hampshire and Texas, and thanks to the Large Hadron Collider we could all very well end up getting sucked into a black-hole or turned into Strange Matter.

But thank God the frogs are doing well.

 

[Saskwach]

So, there's a war going on and we could all be nuked next week, there are God-knows how many asteroids flying at us that could take out Earth much the same way a 30.30 rifle takes out a grapefruit, the environment's in the shitter with multiple tornados and hurricanes in New Hampshire and Texas, and thanks to the Large Hadron Collider we could all very well end up getting sucked into a black-hole or turned into Strange Matter.

But thank God the frogs are doing well.

There's always someone ready to ruin the mood.

Frog fightback f*** yeah!