Costa Rica affords lots of opportunities to photograph the iconic red-eyed treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas). This was one of many red-eyes out courting and flirting one night after a brief rain. I lightened the shot a teeny bit, just enough to bring out some curvature on the left eyeball :) #frogfriday#herps#frogs#nature#naturephotography
Wallace’s flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus), named in honor of Alfred Russel Wallace. Flying is a bit of a stretch - it’s more of a controlled fall or glide at best. They come down to the ground at night to feed, and to visit puddles for water and potential mates. The feet are equally webbed. Observed in southern Thailand. #frogfriday#frogs#nature
While #frog iconography can be found in many world cultures, the Southwest Culture Area is one of the few I've found where tadpoles also regularly appear. I'll be featuring these pieces in my presentation on frog iconography in the Pacific NW & American SW at SECAC next week! #IndigenousArt#NativeAmericanArt#FirstNationsArt
An army of #frogs for #FrogFriday! #Netsuke: Frogs on Lotus Leaf (Hasu no ha ni kaeru)
by Seimin (Japan, active mid- to late 19th century)
Ivory with staining, sumi
1 x 1 5/16 x 15/16 in. (2.6 x 3.3 x 2.4 cm)
LACMA M.91.250.125: https://collections.lacma.org/node/192170
#FrogFriday / #FrogsForFriday:
Botanical #Frog #Moche, 100-800 CE
Ceramic, 27.5x17x21cm
Part of the “Garden Nature in the Medieval World” exhibition at Dumbarton Oaks (PC.B.596)
“This supernatural creature, known as the Botanical Frog, combines frog, feline, and plant attributes.“ #IndigenousArt#AndeanArt
#FrogFriday: a collection of tiny temple #frogs from #AncientEgypt, “Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1-2(?), c. 3100-2675 BCE, reportedly from Abydos” - bonus tiny faience #hippo and #pig in the back. Brooklyn Museum case.