Tianfu Natural Calendar ｜ Frog Musician (July 15, 2022)

If you hear a pleasing sound of the sound of Guqin in the stream pond in Mount Emei, you can stop quietly to see if you can find a lively fairy frog.

Xianqin Frog, also known as "Xiangu Pinqin Frog", the origin of their names is said to be related to the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai. According to legend, Li Baichang listened to his friend Guang Jun's monk playing the piano at the white pool at the Wannian Temple of Emeishan. When the sound of the piano was gentle, there was always a beautiful girl listening to it. However, people found that after the death of the monk Guang Jun, every summer, there were still wonderful sounds from the white pool, but the frog was tweeting. It turned out that the girl was turned into a frog, and people described this frog that was like the sound of the piano, described it as "Xian Gu played the piano".

Because the sound of Xianqin Frog is very touching, researchers pay special attention to how it makes this sound. In fact, the baby "instrument" of Xianqin Frog is a pair of soundproofs of the pharyngeal side. When the screaming, the sound sac rises into a spherical shape like a balloon. the sound of.

In addition to "playing the piano", Xianqin frog's "building houses" skills are also excellent. Their nests are beside the pond, spherical or hemispherical, the surrounding walls are very smooth, and the entire house is particularly reliable.

The male frogs in the nest acupoints are more low, and the changes are very rich. It can attract female frogs to mate and lay eggs in the nest. At this time, the hedge became a parenting office, and the small tadpoles developed and grew up in these mud caves.