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Oophaga pumilio
There are many variations of the colors, from deep red, to orange, with black legs, blue legs, or all the body could be blue. This one shows a red body with blue legs, in a elevation of about 250 meters above sea level.
Rainforest
The Blue Jeans morpho is a variation of the Strawberry Poison-dart Frog.
Spotted on Jun 13, 2011
Submitted on Jun 27, 2011
21 Comments
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oooooooooooooohs and aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahs for me
Beautiful !
:-) thanks...
is moderately poisonous
This is so colorful.. Is it poisonous ??
Thanks, I like it a lot ...too
one of the best
Thanks Nicholas....
Just a bit of perfection! excellent shot.
Gracias por sus apreciaciones
This individual has found by a student from the Filton College in a trip organized by HOTELBEDS Costa Rica.
Thanks, We still can see good numbers in the wild, even in my property. A small forest protected for frogs and more.... (sloth monkeys and toucans )
Congrats!
Nature's great contrast...!!!
It deserves indeed to be the spotting of the day. Congratulations!
Spotting of the day!
"The skin coloration of a Blue Jeans Frog is a protection mechanism that indicates the frog’s toxicity and averts predators from potential attacks."
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A most colourful frog, looks like a plastic model somewhat. :~)
fabulous and brillant colors!
One of my most favorite frogs!
Fantastic! Doesn't even look real..