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| Red-Eyed Tree Frog No.1, 8x10 |
To further the theme of my last post my nocturnal habits keep my in very good company. One of my favourite subjects to paint - the Red-Eyed tree frog - is also a creature of the night. Which is why they have those lovely, big red eyes in the first place. Apparently they suddenly pop open if a predator stumbles upon a sleeping frog. The bright red colour (hopefully) startles the predator enough to chase it away. The proper name for this adaptation is 'startle colouration', and yes that really is the proper name!
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