Bird-Munching Frog

There’s a new bully in town. And he’s an ugly ol’ cuss. Okay, not in YOUR town, not in MY town, but definitely in Southeast Asian towns.

Scientists at the Sakaerat Environmental Research Station (SERS) in Thailand found the little critters – Limnonectes megastomias – “fanged” frogs that eat other frogs, insects and birds.

They’re apparently selective about where they live, are only found in three remote areas of medium-to-high altitudes in eastern Thailand.

It’s one good reason why we’re not going to Thailand this year. I can only imagine the horror on my wife’s face if we happened upon one of these, heard it crunching away, saw it picking feathers out of its teeth, and spitting out bird beaks.