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Stuff To Blow Your Mind

Animalia Stupendium: The Glass Frog

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

iHeartPodcasts

Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Life Sciences, Science

4.45.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Bored with dragons, the wizard Argomandanies turns his arcane attention to the fantastic fauna of the natural world. Welcome to Animalia Stupendium, a chronicle of Earth’s amazing biodiversity with all the enthusiasm of a fantasy monster book. In this episode, the wizard will consider the glorious glass frog.

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0:27.0

Welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind, a production of I Heart Radio.

0:34.0

Welcome to Animalia Stupindium.

0:41.0

My name is Argo Mandanese, Wizard to the Queen of the Four Crowns, long may she reign,

0:49.6

inventor of the reversible wand sleeve and tireless creature chronicler.

0:57.0

However, mere monsters hold no mystery for me these days.

1:02.0

Indus worms are inconsistent. Fire drapes are, well frankly I've just

1:07.7

had enough of them, so instead I turn my attention once more to the strange fauna of a land called Earth.

1:18.4

Travel with me, gentle Reader, as we consider the glorious Glass Frog.

1:27.0

Common name Glass Frog.

1:30.0

Scientific classification, some 147 species of the family Centro Linidae.

1:37.0

Frequency in range, Central and South America.

1:41.0

Size, small, generally 2 inches or 5 centimeters in length. Diet, various

1:47.6

small arthropods and smaller frogs. Treasure board, egg clutches laid on leaves or branches overhanging small bodies of water.

1:57.0

Challenge rating. Three.

2:00.0

Through my travels in magical realms, I've encountered no shortage of invisible creatures.

2:08.3

Various spirits, demons, and fay that the shadows and creep upon unsuspecting adventurers.

2:20.0

So too I have met many a rogue who survived encounters due to their ability to blend into their environment and remain unseen.

2:32.0

And yet never have I seen a wondrous treasure, not even in a dragon-splended

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