Arum Lily Frog
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Arum Lily Frog
As spring has enveloped the beautiful Noordhoek Valley, South Africa, the stunning white arum lilies abound especially in meadows, wetlands and along water courses. The temptation to pick this protected species is huge and we see bunches of these exquisite flowers being sold off at traffic stops by local people. Illegally.
What most people don’t know is the tiny Arum Lily Frog – Hyperolius horstockii – that often lives in the arum lily; it actually fuses so perfectly with its environment that it’s hardly seen – by the human eye, by predators and of course by its insect prey, thus playing a very important role in pest control.
Arum Lily Frog
The above picture of the Arum Lily Frog was sent to me by a friend who actually enlightened me on this story! Probably only very few people are aware of this adorable little being and the danger of extinction when its habitat is being destroyed.
An Arum lily turns brown after about 4 hours when cut – so if we don’t pick nor buy these flowers, we add to protecting the environment.
Please do!
I have spotted an area where I might go hunting with my digital camera one of these days and try my luck of discovering an Arum Lily Frog! Fingers crossed…
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