tomato frogimage credit: ryanphotographic.com

tomato frogimage credit: lonestardigital.com

tomato frogimage credit: greenquail.com
Habitat: northwest Madagascar

I have a little sister who is as cute as a button and we have just recently begun a tomato planting adventure in our garden. In the spirit of such a festive occasion, I’ve decided to do a post on the scrumptious-looking Madagascan Tomato Frog! Actually, the tomato frog is anything but scrumptious… while not toxic, it secretes a sticky white mucus that is very irritating to mucus membranes which is sure to drive off predators!

Luckily, our tomatoes won’t have any sticky mucus.. I hope.

my beautiful 4 yr old sister! (baby model in the making..?)
[photographed by my other sister, Alexis, whose photos you MUST check out!]