Author: Jace
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Puerto Rico’s Finest: El Coqui
Hola, I’m Jace Ocker, a digital curator and frog apprentice working with Rick. I currently attend Marquette University where I study media and share a passion for herpetology! During the most recent winter break I was able to join some fellow students in an immersion experience in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It just so happens…
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Granulosa glass frogs are breeding!
Glass frogs are a unique group of tropical frogs that take camouflage to the next level! They have transparent bodies and possess “edge diffusion” camouflage – this creates a blurry silhouette in many cases, helping their frog shape to be less noticeable to predators. On top of that, many of them have transparent ventral (belly)…
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Bioluminescent Algae
Neat stuff! Glowing and twinkling algae… There exists a category of algae known as microalgae. They are often single-celled, greenish, and grow in fresh and saltwater. Worldwide, microalgae are estimated to provide us with 50-70% of the oxygen we breathe! In doing so, they remove significant amounts of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide during their…