Red-Eyed Tree Frog Bunch
by Barbara Keith
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12.000 x 4.000 inches
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Title
Red-Eyed Tree Frog Bunch
Artist
Barbara Keith
Medium
Mixed Media - Watercolor Enhanced Colored Pencil
Description
These iconic rain-forest amphibians sleep by day stuck to leaf-bottoms with their eyes closed and body markings covered. When disturbed, they flash their bulging red eyes and reveal their huge, webbed orange feet and bright blue-and-yellow flanks. This technique, called startle coloration, may give a bird or snake pause, offering a precious instant for the frog to spring to safety.
Their neon-green bodies may play a similar role in thwarting predators. Many of the animals that eat red-eyed tree frogs are nocturnal hunters that use keen eyesight to find prey. The shocking colors of this frog may over-stimulate a predator's eyes, creating a confusing ghost image that remains behind as the frog jumps away (nationgeographic.com).
Complete 2006 after 13.09 hours spread over 8 days.
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September 18th, 2018
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Comments (20)
Bentley Davis
Congratulations! I have selected this piece to be featured in the Art for the Love of Art group.
Patty Strubinger
Love this painting! Congratulations on your features!! Posting my favorite on Midwest America Artists! L/F
Jolanta Anna Karolska
Congratulations on being selected for the feature of the week, Barbara...these frogs are amazing!! :) f.v.
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2018 October: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. If the activity is allowed, your image will also be posted to our group Google+ page. Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (October 19, 2018)