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The Astonishing Transparent Frogs of Costa Rica's Cloud Forest

the daily dish More on PawNation: Amphibians, Awesome, Costa Rica, CostaRica, Exotic, Frogs, New Species, Science, The Dish, Travel, Weird

By Kelli Bender Dec 05, 2012

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    Attention high school science classes: You can stop dissecting frogs, thanks to these see-through amphibians. According to the Daily Mail U.K., a photographer captured these amazing shots of glass frogs in Costa Rica's Monteverde cloud forest. 

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    The pictures were taken by Nic Reusens, who spent 20 days in the majestic tropical forest tracking this perplexing frog species. 

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    Reusens achieved the pictures by putting the frogs on panes of glass and using a twin diffused flash. The flash showcased the natural effect of these translucent animals. After the photo shoot was over, all the amphibians were returned to the wild. 

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    The frog-loving photographer was able to travel to Costa Rica thanks to a job that requires nature photography. While Reusens was hoping to get a few snaps of the glass frogs, he was unsure about the chances of it actually happening. 

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    "Glass frogs are difficult to find and collect, due not only to their small size and color, but also because of the extreme areas they sometimes inhabit," Reusens told the Daily Mail U.K. "Glass frogs are often found along streams that are nearly impossible to walk along, let alone collect specimens."

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    Thankfully, Reusens was able to find a few of these 20 millimeter-long cuties. The photographer is optimistic that more glass frog species will be discovered as researchers continue to explore previous inaccessible parts of the world. 

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cardiacbuzz

"Leaping window pane, Batman, it's a see-through frog!"
"Indeed, Robin, I can see this frog has a lotta' guts--showing its guts".

December 05 2012 at 5:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
future novelist

You ad sits right in front of where one would share.If it is there next time I come back I won't be viewing this again

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