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  Re: [Aroid-l] Arum lily (reed) frog
From: "Steve Ritchey" sritchey at shreve.net> on 2005.04.01 at 02:28:16(12813)
Title: Arum lily (reed) frog

Hi Emily,
This doesn't only happen in Africa. Z. aethiopica
is in full flower here now, not minding the light frosts. Our native
"Tree Frogs", what I believe to be Litoria caerula (only mine have black stripes
surrounded in white that I have never seen in photos of the species) turn
from lime green to a chalky white whether nestled in a Zant spathe or
climbing the stuccoed walls of my house.

I guess they are lying in wait to gobble up the
first pollenator to visit the spadix. It's hard to imagine these litttle 5 cm.
frogs eating the Yellow Jacket wasps that are the main pollenators here, but
either that, or they just hang in there for the occasisional fly or gnat during
warms spells.

Also, really enjoyed the last IAS newsletter.
After spending most of my adult life travelling for an oil company, I like good
writing that makes me feel like I wuz there without ever! getting on a plane
:-)

Steve

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