An abandoned hive in a Piracicaba (SP) farm became home to an unexpected resident: a…

An abandoned hive in a Piracicaba (SP) farm became home to an unexpected resident: a perereca-martelo (Boana faber), documented by Vlamir Torin and Silmara Correa on October 12. The hive is located about two meters high in a lemon tree on the family’s property in the Godinho neighborhood. The couple noted that amphibians occupying unusual shelters is not new; they previously observed a perereca using a birdhouse in the same area, a case reported by Terra da Gente in 2021. The inactive hive now appears to be another shelter option for these animals.

The hive is situated in a lemon tree about two meters above the ground.