In the Namib Desert at an altitude of 1,000 meters in southern Africa, lives a creature named black rain frog (Breviceps fuscus).
In a long life, it grows into the appearance you don’t want to be the most.
The black rain frog belongs to the genus Breviceps. As the name indicates, it has nearly no head and the face grows directly on the neck.
Having short limbs, a spherical body, black skin, an angary and sad face, as well as muddy eyes, it always stares at this ruthless and unrighteous world with those depressed eyes.
Its front face is full of resentment and stubbornness, but the side face looks aggrieved and sad.
This is the expression of a “corporate slave” that has been overturned by leverages and the false consumerism in urban life.
Although it is ugly, what is more miserable, it looks even too small.
Such a feeling of small is not just the helplessness of inability to control one's destiny in the law of the jungle, but the physiological sadness of only 40-51 millimeters in length, the size of a finger.
Looking at its appearance, some people might think that it must be a cruel character of a bomblet type.
Unfortunately, it’s not like that. It can't jump, just walk everywhere, and is not poisonous.
Some advanced amphibious players discover it on the Internet and want to buy it as pet. Since it is relatively rare in the same family or genus, and of small amount in the market, people have to watch "Animal World" to satisfy themselves.
Netizens call it an "angry avocado", but however angry an avocado is, it is just a kind of food. Anyway, life is already this bad, it's better to have a happier self-anesthesia.
Therefore, some people put a smile on it, hoping to give the little frog some positive signals through unrelated networks. Of course, it can't receive them, so the signals can only reach humble people like it.
The more memes a black rain frog gets, the better it can represent people who have the same troubles in the urban jungle.
When people search for their feeble presence online and think they have the power to participate in social evaluation, they are just insignificant dust in the torrent.
The times are always moving forward. You can mock people out of reach through the keyboard, but the rent you have to pay is more real than winning others online.
The Namib Desert is world-famous. One side of the desert is close to the sea and the air is humid. On the other side, the climate is dry and hot, making it a desert landscape like a beach.
Black rain frogs live in the areas where sea fog pervades.
It is good at finding relatively wet shrubs, digging holes with his ultra-short hind legs, which can usually reach 12-inch deep. And then, it hides in caves to survive by hunting termites and earthworms.
The reason why they are called rain frogs is that they often mate during the rainy season.
When the rainy season comes, the black rain frogs sing in a chorus, one after another. But it is also easy to invite enemies.
Fortunately, it has self-defense skills. That is, bulging into a ball, similar to the blowfish, and getting themselves stuck in the hole. At the same time, the body will release mucus, making it impossible for enemies to pull it out. In such a way, it can better defend itself.
Although it is called rain frog, it cannot swim. Luckily, its belly can bulge to float upon the water, getting its life back.
You must be curious how such an animal can survive. In fact, all frogs of this family live the similar limited lives.
The Breviceps frog is a species commonly known as "short-headed" frog.
Although the other relatives are not as pure as the black rain frog in color, they are equally ugly.
In addition to its similar habits to the black rain frog, the common rain frog (Breviceps adspersus) has a great trick when encountering danger, that is screaming.
The cry is like holding a screaming chicken in the crotch. It has no deterrent effect, more like venting emotions.
The short-headed frogs are unique among frogs. Due to their miniature size, the discharged fertilized eggs directly grow into small frogs without even going through the tadpole stage.
Female frogs are larger than male frogs. It is common to see a mother fog carrying its husband on the back, forming a harmonious scene of a family enjoying themselves.
Although the short-headed frog is not an endangered species, it has been caught a lot in recent years due to its cute appearance.
Living on the arid and hot African continent, short-headed frogs find it hard to adapt to moist homes. Difficulty of reproduction and extremely high mortality rates are common problems shared in the so-called "player community".
The black rain frog, which is more unlikely to be raised as pet, escapes luckily.
In the end, whether it should be favored and die early without regrets, or be lonely during the entire life, it is a question.
It seems not an easy choice for it.
That is the life of the despised black rain frog, and I feel sorry for it.
After all, this is life, right?