Forever in blue jens

• Autores: Conor Gearin
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3080, 2016, págs. 24-25
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Gearin features the Cristobal Serrano's photograph of a frog that looks like it's got something to say. The strawberry poison-dart frog is native to Central America and the species varies widely in color, from bright red all over to splashes of blue on its limbs--giving it the nickname blue jeans frog. Serrano has been photographing these creatures for years, but this one, spotted in the humid lowlands of a forest near the city of Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqul in Costa Rica, was special. The frog (Oophaga pumilio) had particularly well-defined blue trousers and sleeves and was perched in a Venus wine cup fungus. Its proud stance and outspread arm looked to Serrano like a speaker addressing a crowd, making an oratorical gesture.