Scientists discover the glass frog's 'superpower' in its ability to pool blood to turn see-through.
A frog that turns itself mostly transparent while sleeping may hold clues for understanding blood clotting in humans.
The findings could advance medical understanding of dangerous blood clotting - a common serious condition. "If you turn these frogs over, you could watch their heart beating by itself. You can see through the skin and see the muscle, the majority of the body cavity is really transparent," Jesse Delia, a researcher at the Museum of Natural History in New York, US told BBC News.
"They somehow pack most of the red blood cells in the liver, so they're removed from the blood plasma. They're still circulating plasma... but they do it somehow without triggering a massive clot," Mr Delia explains.The frog has different levels of red blood cells circulating when asleep and when active
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