{"id":160138,"date":"2019-09-04T18:49:01","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T10:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1802761\/"},"modified":"2019-09-04T18:49:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T10:49:01","slug":"florida-frogs-find-shelter-from-storm-in-wind-chimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/09\/04\/florida-frogs-find-shelter-from-storm-in-wind-chimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Frogs Find Shelter From Storm in Wind Chimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/frogs-650x366.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"figcaption\">A Florida man found these wee stowaways hiding in his wind chimes ahead of Hurricane Dorian (via Florida Wolfman\/Twitter)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After devastating the northern Bahamas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/news\/heres-what-its-like-to-fly-inside-the-eye-of-hurricane-dorian-1802640\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Dorian<\/a> bore down on central Florida this week, forcing folks to seek asylum wherever they can.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Humans aren&#8217;t the only ones searching for shelter, though.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Florida Wolfman (aka Mac) was storing his outdoor wind chimes ahead of the storm when he found five frog stowaways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a video posted to Twitter, you can see the wee critters holed up in each tube, seemingly unbothered by the peeling bells.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So I went to put away my wind chimes for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HurricaneDorian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HurricaneDorian<\/a>, and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>????? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I80tQW1UNZ\">pic.twitter.com\/I80tQW1UNZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Florida Wolfman (Mac) ?\ufe0f\u200d? (@PooltoyWolf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PooltoyWolf\/status\/1168678031482920960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;All the froggies are safe and accounted for,&#8221; Mac wrote on Tuesday. &#8220;They found spots to hide deep inside the leafy palm fronds behind our backyard pond.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During a time of such havoc, it&#8217;s absolutely heartwarming to see a bunch of big-eyed amphibians staring out at your from a wind chime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And I&#8217;m not the only one who thinks so: Mac&#8217;s original post &#8220;blew up so big,&#8221; earning nearly 120,000 likes and more than 31,000 retweets (as of press time).<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Many are asking how the frogs actually got inside the chime tubes. Tree frog species have very sticky toes! They can climb up and over almost any surface&#8230;these guys simply climbed up the walls to get to the chimes! ?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Florida Wolfman (Mac) ?\ufe0f\u200d? (@PooltoyWolf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PooltoyWolf\/status\/1169015894074363906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow-up images of the frogs were retweeted more than 1,000 times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking advantage of his sudden fame and following, Mac has asked people to &#8220;please donate to the Bahamas.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;This is the worst they&#8217;ve ever been hit,&#8221; he said, urging folks to text &#8220;DORIAN&#8221; to 90999 to make a $10 donation.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m fully aware these frogs are an invasive species (a few have mentioned this) but based primarily on my inability to KILL LIVING THINGS and secondarily on them having long ago extirpated any native species in my area, I will NOT be killing any frogs. Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Florida Wolfman (Mac) ?\ufe0f\u200d? (@PooltoyWolf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PooltoyWolf\/status\/1169182982822871040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The herpetological relatives at Gatorland theme park and wildlife preserve in Orlando have also been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/news\/watch-heres-how-floridas-gatorland-is-preparing-for-hurricane-dorian-1802506\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">prepping for the monster storm<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Staff recently shared a video highlighting how all birds and mammals are moved into &#8220;protective buildings,&#8221; and how the main-attraction alligators and crocodiles are riding out the weather.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Folks, they&#8217;ve been around for 75 million years,&#8221; Gatorland CEO Mark McHugh said of the reptiles. &#8220;It ain&#8217;t their first rodeo with a nasty storm.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More on Geek.com:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/news\/watch-incredible-views-of-hurricane-dorian-from-space-station-1802460\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch: Incredible Views of Hurricane Dorian From Space Station<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/news\/study-hurricanes-force-spiders-to-be-more-aggressive-1800752\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Study: Hurricanes Force Spiders to Be More Aggressive<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/news\/this-floating-city-can-withstand-category-5-hurricanes-and-climate-change-1781843\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Floating City Can Withstand Category 5 Hurricanes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/frogs-650x366.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"><\/p>\n<div>A Florida man found these wee stowaways hiding in his wind chimes ahead of Hurricane Dorian (via Florida Wolfman\/Twitter)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>After devastating the northern Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian bore down on central Florida this week, forcing folks to seek asylum wherever they can. 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