Facts about Flying Frogs

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   Rhacophorus species can produce adhesive foam nests by whipping their legs during mating, creating protective cocoons that shield 200 to 300 eggs from predators and desiccation on overhanging branches.

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   In 1896, naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace first documented flying frogs in Borneo, discovering a species that could parachute downward at angles up to 40 degrees during arboreal descents.

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   Polka-dotted flying frogs possess specialized toe pads with adhesive mucus that enable them to stick to leaves and branches while gliding, a unique adaptation absent in most other tree frogs.

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   A flying frog's tadpoles develop in water-filled tree holes and possess specialized oral discs that allow them to cling to vertical surfaces inside their arboreal nurseries.

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   During breeding season, male Wallace's flying frogs produce loud mating calls that can reach 100 decibels, audible from over 100 meters away in their rainforest habitat.

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   The webbed feet of Wallace's flying frogs can expand to 2.5 times their resting size, allowing them to glide up to 50 feet between trees in Southeast Asian rainforests.

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