OuiSi Nature card 61: Eggs of a Red-eyed Treefrog. Photograph by Christian Ziegler The whole photograph behind card 61: Eggs of a Red-eyed Treefrog. Photograph by Christian Ziegler

OuiSi Nature · Card 61

Eggs of a Red-⁠eyed Treefrog

Agalychnis callidryas

Location
Barro Colorado Island, Panama
Date
October 3, 2017
Photograph byChristian Ziegler

Description

This is a photo of tiny frog embryos that are visible inside a clutch of red-eyed treefrog eggs that stick to a leaf overhanging a little pond. The embryos can hatch prematurely when a predator attacks and they can propel themselves into the safety of a pond below.

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Christian Ziegler

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Christian Ziegler

Tropical biologist turned photojournalist for Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and NatGeo.

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OuiSi Nature card 61: Eggs of a Red-eyed Treefrog. Photograph by Christian Ziegler The whole photograph behind card 61: Eggs of a Red-eyed Treefrog. Photograph by Christian Ziegler

Eggs of a Red-eyed Treefrog

Photograph by Christian Ziegler