Tiny glass frog is hailed a hero on Planet Earth

The newest installment on Planet Earth II featured jaguars, vibrant birds and 10-foot caimans - however the true hero of the night time proved to be a tiny frog no larger than a fingernail.

Followers of the BBC wildlife present went into meltdown after footage of the glass frog defending his offspring was aired.

The amphibian, native to Mexico and South America, was seen warding off a hungry wasp together with his legs after the insect tried to eat his eggs which have been caught to a leaf.

Narrator David Attenborough defined: 'Utilizing his personal physique as a decoy is a big danger; the wasp's stings may kill him.'

Viewers have been fast to label the small creature a 'hero', with Gemma Roberts tweeting: 'That frog is #dadgoalds,' whereas Paulo Squirrel wrote: 'That little frog on planet earth II was a badman'.

Princess added: 'The frog from tonight planet earth is my precise hero.' Taking to Twitter, Charlie declared the frog was 'the person' whereas Flora Gunn labelled him a 'badass'.

Joanna Kaze stated: 'This nonchalant leggy surprise of a frog is my hero in tonight's episode of Planet Earth'.

Following a dramatic struggle scene that noticed the frog 'ninja kicking' wasps away, it emerged that he had managed to save lots of most of his younger - though he would nonetheless have to remain 'on guard'

One viewer wrote: 'The frog from tonight planet earth is my precise hero.' Taking to Twitter, Charlie declared the frog was 'the person' whereas Flora Gunn labelled him a 'badass'

Viewers have been fast to label the frog a 'hero', with Gemma Roberts tweeting: 'That frog is #dadgoalds,' whereas Paulo Squirrel wrote: 'That little frog on planet earth II was a badman'

Others claimed the footage had left them an emotional wreck with brooke writing: 'Emotional rollercoaster on planet earth tonight, went from tears when the wasp ate the frog infants to pure elation once they dove to security.'

H added: 'How has Planet Earth 2 obtained me all tense a few frog being attacked by a wasp.'

Some viewers centered on the predator, with Aslan tweeting: 'The @BBC Planet Earth proving but once more that the wasp is nature's no 1 asshole'.

Some claimed they have been left feeling emotional, with brooke writing: 'Emotional rollercoaster on planet earth tonight, went from tears when the wasp ate the frog infants to pure elation'

Dainty Ballerina added: 'Very a lot having fun with seeing a tiny frog kick some wasp arse on Planet Earth II, with Twitter person T commenting: 'That frog on Planet Earth II and I are on the identical web page relating to wasps.'

Following a dramatic struggle scene that noticed the frog 'ninja kicking' the wasps away, it emerged that he had managed to save lots of most of his younger - though he must keep 'on guard' for the subsequent two weeks.

Final week producer Emma Napper spoke of the dangers taken by digicam crews to seize the uncommon footage.

One viewer wrote: 'Very a lot having fun with seeing a tiny frog kick some wasp arse on Planet Earth, with one fan including: 'That frog on Planet Earth II and I are on the identical web page relating to wasps'

Producer Emma Napper stated of the footage: 'The cameraman sat in [the frog's] swamp for just below three weeks filming him and watching when the wasps got here in to try to get his eggs'

Some viewers centered on the predator, with Aslan tweeting: 'The @BBC Planet Earth proving but once more that the wasp is nature's no 1 asshole'

Chatting with the Categorical, she defined: 'The cameraman sat in [the frog's] swamp for just below three weeks filming him and watching when the wasps got here in to try to get his eggs.

'In order that poor cameraman didn't get a vacation in any respect. It was an icky, moist swamp with a snake in it. Hopefully, he thinks it's price to get that mini little drama.'

The massively widespread wildlife documentary returned to our screens this month following a ten-year hiatus, with its debut episode pulling in some 12 million viewers.