Green To the Bone (IMAGE)

Duke University

Green To the Bone

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The glass frog Espadarana has translucent skin and green insides, thanks to an evolutionary adaptation that turned a toxic byproduct of blood breakdown into a lovely green pigment. Even its bones are green.

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Santiago R. Ron

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