Sidereal Ubiety

Wake up babe, new octopus just dropped

Elephant trunk snake (Acrochordus javanicus) in Indonesia

Purple Frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis), female, family Nasikabatrachidae, endemic to the Western Ghats of India

Adult frog described in 2003, though the juvenile frog was described in 1917. (Though, of course, the adult frog was known by local people).

This frog spends most of its life underground, and emerges to mate during monsoon rains.

Unlike many burrowing frogs, which emerge to feed above ground, this species feeds on termites underground (as well as feeding above).

Do you ever feel… like a plastic bag drifting through the sea? You might relate to the glass octopus (Vitreledonella richardi). This cephalopod can be found in tropical and subtropical waters around the world. Named for its transparent skin, it inhabits depths of around 3,000 ft (914 m) where sunlight doesn’t penetrate. Scientists think its see-through appearance is a form of camouflage that protects it from predators and conceals it from prey!