Why The Rare Substance These Frogs Produce Is Named After The Smurfs
Ranasmurfin often decorates trees in Malaysia. This pigment is rare, one of the few proteins in nature to be blue instead of orange, red, or yellow. Why do you see it in trees? And how is it made? The Malaysian tree frog, Polypedates leucomystax, has a rather involved mating ritual. A male and a female…
