Transparent Animals

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Glass Frog

Facts

• Order: Frogs
• Family: Glassfrogs
• Habitat: Southern Mexico, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina

Transparent Part: Body, Organs

Who said frogs had to be green? They shimmer in the most amazing colors. Especially the poison dart frog. But one frog decided to opt for no color at all. It’s see-through. Through its belly, you can see right through to its organs: heart, liver and intestines. Gross! And fascinating.

So what’s the point? Why is it transprent? The answer is: Camouflage. Because it’s see-through, it’s hard to tell it apart from its surroundings. Its enemies struggle to see it.

Glass Frog - Photo: worldswildlifewonders/Shutterstock

Glass Frog - Photo: Dr. Morley Read/Shutterstock

• Table of Contents:
• 0. Introduction
• 1. Glass Frog
• 2. Glass Squid
• 3. Leaf-Mining Beetle
• 4. Crocodile Icefish
• 5. Sea Walnut
• 6. Cleaner Shrimp
• 7. Indian Glassy Fish
• 8. Sea Angel
• 9. Glasswing Butterfly
• 10. Barreleye Fish