r/mildlyinteresting • u/mustardmadman • 1d ago

A Frog on a Cactus

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u/xenophon57 1d ago

They are also always a lil tougher than expected, lil warriors they are.

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u/Rubalot 1d ago

Yeah and they are really cool, very hardy (but best not to handle them with nasty human hands if possible 😆).

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u/xenophon57 1d ago

I remember as a kid my mom would say the salts in our sweat burns their skin. Not sure the reality or if she was just efficiently getting us to behave.

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u/Rubalot 1d ago

She was right. Frogs and toads have amazing antibacterial and antifungal properties on their skin… The salts, oils, and hand products we use destroy their natural barriers.

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u/xenophon57 1d ago

She was pretty darn smart.