Unusual Frogs

When you think of frogs, dissection class in high school or dining on their legs might come to mind. Actually frogs are an amazing expression of God’s creativity. There are about 5000 species of frogs, ranging in size from the Gold frog (c. 3/8 inch) to the Goliath Frog, nearly a foot long and able to jump 10 feet in one leap! While many species of frogs are endangered, new species are also discovered. The most poisonous animal in the world is the Golden Poison frog that lives in the Columbian rainforests. Its skin contains enough poison to kill 20,000 mice or 100 adult humans. “Just two-tenths of a microgram (.0000002 grams) of the poison is lethal in the human blood stream. The Indians from Columbia have used this powerful poison to treat their blowgun darts. The darts are wiped over the back of the golden poison frog after heating it over a fire. Once a dart is poisoned, it will remain lethal for up to two years.” The gastric-brooding frog swallows her eggs and incubates them in her stomach! Hormones produced by the developing young inhibit the normal digestive secretions of the mother’s stomach and cause the upper intestine to temporarily shut down. When the babies are large enough, she regurgitates them! Scientists wanted to study this frog in hopes of learning something about treating ulcers but it disappeared shortly after being discovered in 1971 and hasn’t been seen since. Several species of gliding tree frogs exist around the world. These frogs have webbing between their toes and sticky pads on their feet. They are able to glide through the air, maneuvering at 1/3 the skill of a falcon, and can land most anywhere. Evolutionists like frogs because, at first glance, they seem to demonstrate their theory. Tadpoles are water breathers. As they develop, they grow legs and lungs, become frogs, and breathe air. Isn’t that evolution? The problem is, the next generation does the same thing and has done so since the beginning. In 2003, an evolutionary biologist in India discovered a new species of frog unlike any other frog alive today. In fact, “researchers soon announced that this short-limbed, 3-inch long creature often described as looking like a ‘jelly donut’ belongs to a family of frogs thought to have disappeared millions of years ago!” They had not found it earlier because it lives underground except for 2 weeks a year during mating. Why not accept the fact that, like all these unique amphibians, it was made that way in the beginning as an expression of God’s creativity and never disappeared at all!