minx Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 big cave w/frogs Explorers Discover Huge Cave and New Poison Frogs Bjorn Carey LiveScience Staff Writer LiveScience.com 1 hour, 53 minutes ago A cave so huge helicopters can fly into it has just been discovered deep in the hills of a South American jungle paradise. Actually, "Cueva del Fantasma"—Spanish for "Cave of the Ghost"—is so vast that two helicopters can comfortably fly into it and land next to a towering waterfall. It was found in the slopes of Aprada tepui in southern Venezuela, one of the most inaccessible and unexplored regions of the world. The area, known as the Venezuelan Guayana, is one of the most biologically rich, geologically ancient and unspoiled parts of the world. This is the first geographic report and photographic evidence of such an immense cave. However, researchers say, it isn’t really a cave, but a huge, collapsed, steep gorge. As a bonus, researchers also discovered a new dendrobatid frog species, Colostethus breweri, named for the frog’s identifier, Charles Brewer-Carías. Dendrobatid frogs make up the group of amphibians commonly known as "poison dart" frogs. This is the second report recently to describe a newfound paradise of sorts containing previously unknown animal species. Scientists distinguished C. breweri from its close relatives by its particular skin pattern, absence of fringes on fingers, moderate toe webbing, tongue characteristics, and yellow and orange coloration on its undersides. It is described as a fast-moving frog that lives along creeks and in quiet pools along small streams along the slopes near the cave. This is the eighteenth described species of Colostethus discovered in Venezuelan Guayana. This discovery, not widely reported, was detailed in the Jan. 17 issue of the journal Zootaxa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 wolverines are still cooler. fuckin hippy and your pychodelic frogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekend_Climberz Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 It was found in the slopes of Aprada tepui in southern Venezuela, one of the most inaccessible and unexplored regions of the world. The area, known as the Venezuelan Guayana, is one of the most biologically rich, geologically ancient and unspoiled parts of the world. ...Until some f'n idiot started giving helicopter tours at 10 pesos a pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 How about a giant cave full of psychedelic toads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 screw wolverines! Is this an example of the debauchery taking place in the moderator house? Minxerines... I'm horrified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted February 22, 2006 Author Share Posted February 22, 2006 wolverines are still cooler. fuckin hippy and your pychodelic frogs. sorry i didn't see this sooner. i was out feeding free range organicly fed insects to my posse of psychedelic frogs. Then I had to nourish my auro with wheat germ, bean sprouts and organic guava nectar. harry, i'm sorry you can't appreciate the value of a psychedilic frog, you violent wolverine lovin redneck. you should just go back to your yurt in the middle of your sheep herd and stfu. don't make me throw a giant poisonous frog at you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Ouch. I thought you hippies were all peaced out. Maybe you need a nice drum circle to cool down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted February 22, 2006 Author Share Posted February 22, 2006 i'm going to go mediate for a while. then maybe some yoga to center myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Careful with your Chi, it can be a little uncomfortable if you don't put it in the right place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Same goes for Karma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted February 22, 2006 Author Share Posted February 22, 2006 karma's been kicking my ass for years. i think i got my chakras aligned now. i'm going to go play with my frogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Same goes for Karma. You must be in excrutiating pain then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Same goes for Karma. You must be in excrutiating pain then. Yes, thank you. I should be all paid up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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