You might think frogs catch insects ‘cause their tongues are sticky. "But why is the tongue sticky, and how does it actually adhere to these insects at these very high accelerations?" Those are the ...

Frog spit might be some of the catchiest spit on the planet. That's according to new research on frog saliva, which shows that the sticky stuff is tailor-made to grab bugs. It helps to explain how ...

Frogs are notorious for their ability to grapple insects with their tongues, but scientists have scratched their heads for years while trying to determine the mechanisms behind it all. Most animals ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Imagine all the things you could do if you had a long, sticky frog ...

We all know that frogs have one of nature’s coolest methods of catching their prey—blasting their tongue out and latching onto the victim. But we haven’t fully understood how the process works. New ...

Yet how, exactly, frogs could maintain their grip on insects during such speedy attacks was not fully understood. Scientists knew the tongues were super-adhesive; one 2014 study revealed that a frog ...

The frog shoots its tongue out in the blink of an eye to trap its prey - thwack (ph) - how does that tongue actually work? Alexis C. Noel, who's a biomechanics Ph.D. student at Georgia Tech, has ...

Poison frogs living in human care aren’t poisonous, thanks to a “detox” diet of mild insects, like crickets and fruit flies. Can adding alkaloids to a frog’s diet help it regain its toxins and get its ...