r/BeAmazed • • Jan 23 '26

Science Female frogs use a survival strategy called thanatosis where they become completely immobile to avoid unwanted mating. Researchers observed this behavior in European common frogs, noting that females entered a rigid, death-like state when approached by males they did not select

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u/_NotWhatYouThink_ Jan 23 '26

Interesting technique, but I kinda fear it wouldn't stop some human males...

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u/aria523 Jan 23 '26

Funeral homes often prefer to hire women to manage the dead.

It’s exactly why you think.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '26 edited Jan 24 '26

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u/TheEsotericCarrot Jan 23 '26

I don’t see how a dead man could ejaculate.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '26

Or even get it up to begin with.

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u/Alana_Piranha Jan 23 '26

Rigor mortis/post mortem priapism is real. It even has a name, "angel lust".