Frogust 22nd (happy birthday @loopdesigns)

Happy Birthday @loopdesigns !

@loopdesigns deserves the most colorful frogs no one ever thinks about lol

@loopdesigns they’re like frogfetti for your bday party!

@loopdesigns these little guys and gals are from Madagascar.

@loopdesigns their Central American cousins get all the attention but Mantella Frogs are just as cool if not cooler, imo

@loopdesigns just look at this cool frog!

@loopdesigns they come in so many different colors

@loopdesigns I hope you’re having a great birthday!

@loopdesigns I hope there’s cake (or whatever you prefer) and I hope you blow out all your candles!

@loopdesigns which one is your favorite?

@loopdesigns I couldn’t possibly choose

Tiny mantella frogs are among the most brightly colored and spectacular of all frogs. Most can be found in a variety of color combinations—inky black with brilliant splotches of orange, bronze, yellow, blue, or emerald green. These bright, eye-catching colors serve as a warning to predators that the little frogs are poisonous.
All mantellas have toxic skin secretions, some more so than others, but they all have the bold, beautiful colors that seem to shout, “I’m toxic!” This is known as protective mimicry or aposematism, a very clever adaptation. By having the bright colors of the more toxic species, the frogs are avoided by predators. But the most glorious coloring in the world won’t protect a mantella if it can’t be seen, and that is why all mantellas and poison frogs are diurnal, while most other frogs are nocturnal.

https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/mantella