Skin-secreted adhesives, or glues, are highly effective defense adaptations that have evolved recurrently in a small number of amphibians. From an ecological standpoint, this rapidly solidifying ...
Red-eyed tree frogs are famous for their bright colors, but their real power is camouflage and deception. In rainforests filled with predators, these frogs use body position, color patterns, and ...
A tadpole of the Japanese tree frog Dryophytes leopardus whose orange tail was damaged by a predator attack (left), a dragonfly nymph of Anax nigrofasciatus, the predator that induces the orange tail ...
Discover the amazing Red-Eyed Tree Frog, a rainforest frog that uses its bright red eyes and camouflage to escape predators. Watch this incredible wildlife story in stunning cinematic detail.
Some harlequin frogs have lost their poison—and their ability to defend themselves. Scientists are on the case. The Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki) has been extinct in the wild since 2009, ...
Daddy longlegs, also called harvestmen, have been documented catching and consuming living frogs larger than themselves in South American rainforests. All without the use of venom. Previous literature ...
Scientists found that the fringe-lipped bat, known to eavesdrop on frog and toad mating calls to find its prey, learns to distinguish between palatable and unpalatable frogs and toads through ...