LOOK: Nature photographer snaps ‘cowboy frog’ in action

 

 

No, this is no camera trick: this frog is indeed riding this rhinoceros beetle, cowboy-style.

 

Indonesian wildlife photographer Hendy Mp captured the scene near his house in Sambas in Kalimatan Barat in Indonesia, UK's Daily Mail reported.

 

The Daily Mail report said the "rodeo"—in which the Reinwardt's Flying Frog jumped on top of the woodboring beetle and put its front leg in the air—lasted no more than five minutes.

 

According to the photographer, the green and orange frog even looked as if it was grinning:

 

 

"It was such an amazing moment, the frog just saw the beetle and decided to crawl on top," he said.

 

And here they are, seemingly riding off into the sunset:

 

 

The Reinwardt's Flying Frog is native to Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, but is considered a near threatened species. — Joel Locsin/TJD, GMA News