Red-eyed Tree Frog

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Red-eyed Tree Frog

Artist

Marlin and Laura Hum

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

This red-eyed tree frog was photographed on a night hike in La Fortuna, Costa Rica.
"These iconic rain-forest amphibians sleep by day stuck to leaf-bottoms with their eyes closed and body markings covered. When disturbed, they flash their bulging red eyes and reveal their huge, webbed orange feet and bright blue-and-yellow flanks. This technique, called startle coloration, may give a bird or snake pause, offering a precious instant for the frog to spring to safety.
Their neon-green bodies may play a similar role in thwarting predators. Many of the animals that eat red-eyed tree frogs are nocturnal hunters that use keen eyesight to find prey. The shocking colors of this frog may over-stimulate a predator's eyes, creating a confusing ghost image that remains behind as the frog jumps away.
Red-eyed tree frogs, despite their conspicuous coloration, are not venomous. They are found in tropical lowlands from southern Mexico, throughout Central America, and in northern South America. Nocturnal carnivores, they hide in the rain forest canopy and ambush crickets, flies, and moths with their long, sticky tongues.
Red-eyed tree frogs are not endangered. But their habitat is shrinking at an alarming rate, and their highly recognizable image is often used to promote the cause of saving the world's rain forests." (from www.nationalgeographic.com)
This frog photograph was featured in the following Fine Art America groups:
Wildlife One a Day 05/15/2019
Fine Art Apparel 05/21/2019
Your Very Best Photography 05/28/2019
Go Take a Hike Photography Group 09/16/2020

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May 8th, 2019

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