Palme said, "The rain-shy amphibian clung to the stem of a green leaf for 30 MINUTES as it was lashed by an afternoon storm."
Penkdix Palme photographed the tiny tree frog sheltering from the rain in his neighbour’s back garden ( Penkdix Palme / Newsteam)
Huge droplets of water gather at the bottom of the leaf and surrounding branch while the clever frog remains dry.
Penkdix, who took up photography six months ago, said he was shocked when he stumbled upon the unusual scene in his hometown of Jember, East Java, Indonesia last week.
He said: “I love to photograph frogs so when it started to rain I rushed outside to look for them.
The aquaphobic amphibian clung on to the stem of the green leaf for a staggering 30 MINUTES as it was lashed by wind and rain
The clever frog sits on a leaf as he floats in a puddle using his leaf as a brolly
“I was a bit shocked that a frog seemed so scared of water but it was very overcast and drizzly – he must have been trying to protect himself.
“He stayed there for almost 30 minutes and hopped away after the rain stopped suddenly.
“I was happy with the shot, it looks like it was taken in the jungle but I actually took it at the bottom of my neighbour’s garden.”
Palme's comments are an interesting combination of anthropomorphic guesses concerning the behavior of this frog. Quite possibly the frog is using the leaf not as a tool to for protection from the rain but as a lure for prey.
Any way I am very grateful to Palme for his photos because his home town of Jember is right on our travel plan for the month of October. We will be looking for these little guys from Bogor, Java to Sanur, Bali.
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