Comments on: Hands across the water.

Hands across the water.

flapjax at midnite — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:29:16 -0800

What do you do when you're a Panamanian golden frog and you need to let that certain special someone across the way know you're, um, interested? Sure, you could croak a few sweet nothings in her ear, but those rushing jungle streams can drown out even the most virile of frog voices. So, you... wave! Yeah, give her a little wave! A BBC film crew has captured footage of this rare (and, according to their article, now extinct) amphibian waving, fighting and mating. [NOTE: last link includes hot froggy ménage à trois. Surely NSFW!]

Here's a National Geographic documentary on earlier efforts to treat the Chytrid fungus-induced disease that has decimated the golden frog population.

By: scodger

scodger — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:50:35 -0800

By: psmith

psmith — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:06:38 -0800

Great post. Thanks.

By: mumkin

mumkin — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:18:10 -0800

By: friendlyjuan

friendlyjuan — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:52:08 -0800

That was quite interesting, thanks. Someone needs to get this guy in here stat to provide some play by play commentary.

By: idiotfactory

idiotfactory — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:54:16 -0800

My bearded dragon used to do that!

By: nasreddin

nasreddin — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:03:04 -0800

Cute, and unexpectedly sad.

By: stefanie

stefanie — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:12:21 -0800

So cool. But that wave totally reminded me of The Karate Kid.

By: artifarce

artifarce — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:14:41 -0800

See, I tried that "gentle hand waving" thing to pick up a guy once. It works not so much. But I agree, very sad.

By: Salmonberry

Salmonberry — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:49:35 -0800

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:59:44 -0800

Oh man, flapjax, I favorited that before even looking at the cute froggie went a courtin' pics and article, just because you wrote your post so enticingly. Now to check out at this golden social critter and its greeting skills. Oh, what style his wave had! I'd fall for that. Handsome blond dude with an awesome high five. haiku Hot on rock lookout Gold unwavering wavers Happy trifecta

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:01:16 -0800

and .

By: LordSludge

LordSludge — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:32:54 -0800

"Golden frogs are highly toxic" Indeed. DTMFA

By: misha

misha — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:33:05 -0800

And some believe they turn into pure gold when they die. Awww. These little fellows are so cute! And David Attenborough always makes me melt, anyway. Thanks, fam!

By: Skeptic

Skeptic — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:19:47 -0800

These little fellows ~~are~~ were so cute! Had to correct that for you, sorry. Sadly, it seems they were waving goodbye...

By: odinsdream

odinsdream — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:41:17 -0800

Video?

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:50:32 -0800

Video? Accompanying the article linked to under the waving, fighting and mating link you'll find the video, odinsdream. Click on "WATCH", just under the picture of the frog. Of course, there's also the National Geo video linked in the "more inside" part of this post. Sometimes you have to look a little bit, if you want to find the gold!

By: vronsky

vronsky — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:07:02 -0800

"waving, fighting and mating" pretty much sums up Friday nights in the vronsky household. Maybe I was a frog in a past life?

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:01:09 -0800

Maybe I was a frog in a past life? Alor... c'est possible! [NOT FRENCHIST]

By: vronsky

vronsky — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:17:16 -0800

Ever heard of this drummer f@m? I'm not a musician, but there is something about his playing I really dig.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:52:55 -0800

Actually no, vron, I hadn't heard of him, but based on that clip you linked to, I really like him a lot: great feel, sound and energy. I think what you dig about him might be what I dig, too: there's not a lot of flourish and filigree in Blade's solo here, no use of all the little rolls and micro-activity that are prime features of so many jazz drum solos. He's mainly using single strokes, big, decisive HITS that are all about accenting the pulse in a rather more primal way than we generally see in jazz drumming. I'm gonna check more of his stuff. Thanks!

By: vronsky

vronsky — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:59:07 -0800

I saw him playing years ago with Daniel Lanois on the Tonight Show. I made a mental note to find out who the hell he was because he pretty much stole the show. Then yesterday I was digging around for some Lanois stuff on youtube and remembered him. yay youtube!

By: vronsky

vronsky — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:47:57 -0800

check out this Willie Wilcox -- Drum Solo flapjax. Holy sheeeeeeet.