A study has found that rainforest frogs have been replaced by rainforests by shaking females until waterfalls are too high, a study has found.
Glass frogs belonging to the genus Sachatamia orejuela choose habitats located deep in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador because they can blend into the mossy environment and avoid predators.
But the humming of frogs is often overwhelmed by the back sound of rush water, even when they are close to the friends they can.
Amphibians have now developed and developed new techniques in an attempt to attract females, with individual frogs raising their hands above their bodies and bowing their heads.
This is the first time a shower has been seen in place of the traditional call, researchers from the University of California found.
The frogs did not maintain the habit of wading during the entire observation period, and this was due to the amount of energy in body movement.
Different species of frogs in the Borneo and Indian jungles have previously been seen dancing as part of their fragrant rituals, but this was more of a cry than a place.
“A handful of other frog species around the world use visual cues, as well as loud notifications, to communicate in very high-altitude environments,” said lead researcher Rebecca Brunner, conservation biologist.
“Interestingly, these species are not closely related, which means that these behaviors appear to have grown independently, but in response to similar environments – a concept known as convergent evolution. ”
Ms Brunner said she hoped the findings would draw attention to the huge diversity of species that live on the Amazon.
“One of the best things about fieldwork is that nature is always full of weird things, you never know what you’ll find,” Ms Brunner said.
The evolution from crouching by winging can create an additional risk for male frogs, the researchers also found.
“Visual cues may also increase the risk of predation, although their habitats are slippery and inaccessible,” they wrote.
The findings were published in the journal Biology.