Glass frog

Origins Weekly| For Skeptics on Instagram: "Glass Frogs are a type of tree frog with 120 known species. They are native to tropical forests in South and Central America. 🐸 The most interesting characteristic about these guys are their translucent bellies and chests. An observer can see their heart pump blood into their arteries and food the frog ate for the day(SWIPE TO SEE)….. For the full article, click the link in the bio! Search, “Why Is The Glass Frog So Special” @originsweekly Visit…

Glass Frog glows like a constellation within the dark of the South American rainforest. More

💬 10 🔁 4378 ❤️ 7095 · Atrato Glass Frog / Sun Glassfrog photographed by nuqui_herping

A species of glass frogs found in South and Central America has the rare ability to turn on and off its transparent appearance. Researchers report Thursday in the journal Science that some sleeping glass frogs concentrate, or “hide,” nearly 90% of their red blood cells in their liver. Because they have transparent skin and other tissues, it’s the blood circulating through their bodies that would otherwise give them away. When the frogs are awake and active, they become opaque. Only a few…

HEART SORTA ON SLEEVE This so-called glass frog’s transparent body lacks pigmentation and reveals its organs in action—including a beating heart. More than 150 species of glass frogs are found in rain forest trees across Central and South America. (Photo: Paul Hamilton / RAEI via National Geographic)

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