iNat in the Washington Post

Unfortunately, this article is behind a pay wall.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/08/24/rare-blue-tree-frog-is-drawing-loads-spectators-virginia-park/

"Bell went on to launch a global study of unusual blue coloration in frogs, turning to iNaturalist, a community science platform where people can upload and track observations of wildlife and plants. The approach gave researchers access to something traditional scientific studies had not: thousands of people wandering their parks, forests and wetlands with cameras.

Last year, Bell and other researchers published a study identifying more than 300 records of blue coloration across 36 frog species. This summer, Bell said, the iNaturalist project on axanthic blue-colored frog species has now reached over 700 observations."

The un-paywalled link: https://archive.is/20260824105428/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/08/24/rare-blue-tree-frog-is-drawing-loads-spectators-virginia-park/

Also, guess I got put in my place, for tattling about precisely this project in this post. ^^’

:musical_score: :musical_notes: It’s not easy being …blue. :frog:

Or, for those of us who grew up in actual coffeehouses, here’s Peter, Paul, and Mary’s take.