This is no camera trick: this frog is indeed riding this rhinoceros beetle, cowboy-style. Indonesian wildlife photographer Hendy Mp captured the scene near his house in Sambas in Kalimatan Barat in Indonesia.
A scientific expedition into one of the world’s last pristine tropical forests has revealed incredibly diverse species and extraordinary cultural heritage, said Conservation International (CI), announcing the results of a scientific survey in southwest Suriname that documented nearly 1,300 species, including 46 species which may be new to science.
The three-week survey explored three remote sites along the Kutari and Sipaliwini Rivers near the village of Kwamalasumutu from August to September 2010, in an effort to document the region’s poorly known biodiversity and help develop sustainable ecotourism opportunities for the local indigenous people.
Possible new species: Hypsiboas sp. (nickname "cowboy frog") has white fringes along the legs and a spur on the heel. The frog was discovered low on a small branch during a night survey in a swampy area west of the RAP base camp at the Koetari River during Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Programme in southwest Suriname in August and September 2010.
The Daily Mail report said the "rodeo" in which the Reinwardt's Flying
Frog jumped on top of the woodboring beetle and put its front leg in the
air lasted no more than five minutes.
According to the photographer, the green and orange frog even looked as if it was grinning:
"It was such an amazing moment, the frog just saw the beetle and decided to crawl on top," he said.
And here they are, seemingly riding off into the sunset. The Reinwardt's Flying Frog is native to Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, but is considered a near threatened species.
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