this is a membrane over its eyes so when they sleep during the day, they can still detect predators
The eye of the Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) (Photo: Heidi and Hans-Jürgen Koch)pic.twitter.com/TrqmurlBb8
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⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ I know everyone thinks it’s creepy——but to me this is pure art. Just insanely amazing! The natural world has so much surprising hidden beauty. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ✧ ♡ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀
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I agree
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⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ Ah! Really? Honestly, my first thought was only how striking I found it. I felt captivated. Nature is simply like that I suppose. Humans may try—and we are capable of doing wonderful things—but nature will outdo us every time. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ✧ ♡ ⠀ ⠀
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Nature has executed so many iterations of genomic outcomes based upon the constraints of our surroundings it would be hard for humans to computationally comprehend the eloquence of such haste.
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⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ How beautifully worded! The more you see——the more your sense of wonder does tend to grow, I suppose. c; ‘Cause I don’t always feel so . . . but sometimes I am happy to be here. If only for little things like this. Thanks for sharing! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ✧ ♡ ⠀
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That's better
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i found this disturbing, please delete it :(
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Okay, so it turns out that's just their semi-clear eyelid covering their eyes from a brief googling. Still freaky stuff though.
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I'm uncomfortable
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If you hear clicking noises in the jungle, it's probably Heidi and Hans-Jürgen.
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