If you don't like the feeling of being stared at, this issue of Universal Boy may make you sweat!
Because the magical creature we are introducing this time is a lifetime member of the "Eye Kill" club , the red-eyed tree frog!
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The red-eyed tree frog lives in the tropical rainforests of Central America and is an animal of the rain frog family. They have special triple eyelids and terrifying red eyes!
Photograph by Axel Hilger
Hiding behind leaves during the day and coming out at night to hunt them frighteningly, they stare at their trademark red eyes and keep an eye on the movements around them. Don't let go of any fly, moth, grasshopper, cricket, or even other small frogs that pass by.
Petite they have large and reliable sucker hands, and it is natural to walk through the woods, and walking a spider silk is the real talent show.
Photograph by angi Wallace
And the "eye killing" and the ultimate balance show of staring at the prey may not be the duty of the red-eyed tree frog, but their best use of bright colors is actually the use of bright colors!
In addition to their terrifying red eyes, their green skin will appear verdant in the daytime sun to better hide between the leaves. And when they dormant behind the leaves, the green skin will darken again; then close their eyes and put away their hands and feet, and the red-eyed tree frog will disappear into the dangerous rainforest under the sun like invisible.
As a master of visual horror, the red-eyed tree frog's trick to drive away enemies is to flash their large red eyes and show the bright blue and yellow-white belly on both sides of the abdomen to the enemy. When enemies are stunned by the bright red, yellow and blue, they can quickly flee!
In the case of the master, color is the weapon!
Photograph by Chris Giordano
Do you think this is the whole trick of the red-eyed tree frog - in fact, we did not expect that the most diaphragm should be the way they look with their eyes half closed!
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Oops ~ ~ this weekend is not forgotten this look!
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