A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) shows that red-eyed treefrog embryos hatch early when exposed to high ammonia levels — an environmental cue that it’s too hot and ...

Red-eyed tree frog hatchlings were dodging hungry snakes a long time before Warkentin started studying the phenomenon 20 years ago. “People had not thought of eggs as having the possibility to show ...

(via BBC Earth) Hanging above the water, these red-eyed tree frog tadpoles are easy targets for wasps. However, at just five days old, they can sense danger and already know what to do. Will they all ...

While the bright coloration of this red-eyed tree frog doesn’t make the amphibious creature see red, it does provide an eye-catching display for humans who glimpse it in its rainforest habitat. In ...