The frogs were sleeping and the blood was gone
December 29, 2022 1:21 PM   Subscribe

Panamanian glassfrogs hide their blood while they sleep, to improve their transparent camouflage! More on phys.org, including a video of a frog being scanned in a frog scanner.
posted by moonmilk (6 comments total) 26 users marked this as a favorite
 
This is amazing and one of the reasons I visit MetaFilter. Thank you!
posted by curious nu at 1:28 PM on December 29, 2022 [3 favorites]


Seems right to ask how these people got frogs wedged into a … frog scanner?
posted by cybrcamper at 1:47 PM on December 29, 2022 [5 favorites]


Or why?
posted by RobotHero at 6:10 PM on December 29, 2022 [1 favorite]


Oh wow.
posted by minsies at 6:35 AM on December 30, 2022


Nature never stops amazing me. This was great, thank you!
posted by annieb at 5:37 PM on December 30, 2022


You've Got to Hide Your Blood Away
posted by scruss at 10:58 AM on December 31, 2022 [2 favorites]


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