Camouflage takes many forms in the natural world. Some animals are born with skin or coats that blend in naturally with their environment. Some Old World lizards like the chameleon have an almost ...

At first glance, it might look like a tiny green jewel clinging to a leaf in the rainforest. But if you get closer — and look from just the right angle — you’ll notice something astonishing: you can ...

Glass frogs are named for their translucent skin, which helps display their internal organs from underneath (you can even watch their hearts beat). Although there are more than 150 different glass ...

These tiny Latin American tree dwellers are stellar fathers and masters at camouflage, recent research reveals. The eggs of a female sun glass frog (Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum) are visible ...

Amphibians like glass frogs become see-through whilst sleeping - and now scientists have discovered how. The creatures hide 90 per cent of their red blood cells in their liver, which is mirror-coated, ...

The glass frog is called so because it has see-through skin on its stomach! The glass frog is called so because it has see-through skin on its stomach! How crazy is that? You can see just about all of ...

The see-through amphibians have an amazing strategy for hiding while asleep—one that could advance our understanding of blood clotting. The organs and developing eggs of a female glass frog, ...

What if you had the power of invisibility, but it only works when you’re asleep? That might be useful for a surreptitious nap in public, but it still probably wouldn’t suit you as well as it does the ...

If you find an old glass flower frog, should you buy it? Besides the price, turn it over: Does it have little knobs, bars or feet on the bottom? There should be three or five, depending on the frog’s ...

As tiny glass frogs fall asleep for the day, they take almost 90 percent of their red blood cells out of circulation. The colorful cells cram into hideaway pockets inside the frog liver, which ...