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Beautiful Tree Nymphs: Dazzling Red-Eyed Tree Frogs (16 PICS)

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April 15th, 2011 Permalink

Although science fiction has not yet made a B-Grade cheesy movie where glowing red-eyed tree frogs become attacking vampire frogs, these stunningly colored frogs are famous for their ruby red peepers. Scientists believe the red-eyed tree frog developed its vivid scarlet eyes to shock predators and escape from being the prey in that instant of pause. Red-eyed tree frogs are iconic rain-forest amphibians and are often photographed for magazines to promote the cause of saving the world’s rain forests. [16 Photos]

Red Eyed Treefrogs

Red-eyed tree frogs are iconic rain-forest amphibians. They sleep during the day, hidden away, and stuck to the bottom of a leafs, keeping eyes closed and legs tucked in to cover body markings. This makes the little frogs almost invisible to other creatures that might be hunting for prey. There are scientists who believe these flamboyant frogs developed vivid ruby red eyes to shock predators for moment. That pause by predators can give the red-eyed tree a frog a chance to get away. This photo is of two bizarrely colored Red-Eyed Tree Frogs. Photo #1 by flickrfavorites

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