La Fortuna, Costa Rica

A Startling Defense Mechanism

The bright eyes of the red-eyed tree frog are a defense mechanism. A tree frog will use its green body as camouflage, but if that fails and a predator approaches, the frog will open its colorful eyes wide. This defense is known as startle coloration.

😀 Photographer: William Warby

📷 Camera and Settings:

• Olympus, E-M1MarkII

• 210.0mm f/4.0

• 1/100s

• ISO 400

🌎 Location: La Fortuna, Costa Rica

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