HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

THE CAMOUFLAGING NATURE OF THE FROG

Hyla, also known as the camouflaging wide-eyed frog, concelas itself from the human eye. Varying in size, their body pigmentation changes based on their surroundings making it hard to confuse them with plants and rocks. Strong and mighty, the wide-eyed frog is capable of holding its stance for hours on end. By doing this, they protect themselves from predators such as humans who hunt them as prized possessions.

Occasionally, due to the snowy weather, the frogs camouflage with the white particles of snow. Their eyes peek out of their outer shell, allowing them to be fully aware of their surroundings. The porous outer shell of the wide-eyed frog softens with the humidity in the air, allowing it to shrink and move through smaller spaces.

Over the past two years, scientists have been able to identify over one hundred types of Hyla Frog. They are flourishing mostly in cold and wet areas such as the most southern parts of South America; Argentina and Chile. Through the use of precision drone counting techniques, scientists have discovered ways to keep track of these frogs and how they multiply. Recently, researchers have been investigating how these creatures reproduce at unstoppable speed.