The Ed's Up #96
This Frog Uses Its Spiky Face to Deliver a Venomous Headbutt
When Carlos Jared was first ‘stung’ by the venomous face of the Greening’s frog, he didn’t realise what had happened. He had picked up one of the small creatures, and it started thrashing about as if trying to headbutt his hand. At first, it felt like being abraded by rough sandpaper. Then, Jared quickly developed an intense pain, which radiated up his arm and lasted for five hours. And since he was four hours away from any major city, he just had to grin and bear it. (Image: Carlos Jared)
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