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Gato Moteado

(9,950 posts) Wed Aug 2, 2023, 05:26 AM Aug 2023

a new species of frog....

...for me. it's not a rare species, but just one that i had not seen on my property until today. the species is Smilisca sila and i shot these images with my nikon D850 and 105mm f/2.8 micro nikkor:

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a new species of frog.... (Original Post) Gato Moteado Aug 2023 OP

So well camoflaged that I'm curious as to the predator that goes after him. BIrds? hlthe2b Aug 2023 #1

actually, bats seem to be their main predator.... Gato Moteado Aug 2023 #3

I bet that you were delighted to see a new species Callalily Aug 2023 #2

yes! i want the new species to just keep coming Gato Moteado Aug 2023 #4

that 100mm range macro lens is great for small animals mike_c Aug 2023 #5

luckily it stays sharp even at f/22 or smaller..... Gato Moteado Aug 2023 #6

hlthe2b

(106,476 posts)

1. So well camoflaged that I'm curious as to the predator that goes after him. BIrds?

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Wed Aug 2, 2023, 05:35 AM

Aug 2023

Snakes I suppose as well....

Gato Moteado

(9,950 posts)

3. actually, bats seem to be their main predator....

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 2, 2023, 10:59 AM

Aug 2023

...and a particular species of frog eating bat, no less.

they can switch between synchronous and asynchronous choruses or use other acoustic tricks to fool the bats, apparently.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_cross-banded_tree_frog#Predators

a little more on the bats:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe-lipped_bat

Callalily

(15,016 posts)

2. I bet that you were delighted to see a new species

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Wed Aug 2, 2023, 05:54 AM

Aug 2023

of frogs on your property. Great photo by the way.

Gato Moteado

(9,950 posts)

4. yes! i want the new species to just keep coming

Reply to Callalily (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 2, 2023, 11:00 AM

Aug 2023

mike_c

(36,340 posts)

5. that 100mm range macro lens is great for small animals

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Wed Aug 2, 2023, 02:39 PM

Aug 2023

Awesome images.

Gato Moteado

(9,950 posts)

6. luckily it stays sharp even at f/22 or smaller.....

Reply to mike_c (Reply #5)

Wed Aug 2, 2023, 04:20 PM

Aug 2023

....because you really need to stop down when photographing frogs with it.

i really like shooting them with the lumix with the olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 zoom because of the depth of field....but the nikon delivers richer, higher res images.....i need to get a nikon wide angle zoom that does at least .3x repro.

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