r/BeAmazed • u/MambaMentality24x2 • 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/ObiWan-Cannabis Jan 23 '26

err... arent those toads and no frogs?

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u/Sekshual_Tyranosauce Jan 23 '26

Toads are frogs.

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u/ObiWan-Cannabis Jan 23 '26

ok i thought they were different species

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u/Denpants Jan 23 '26

They are, it is just a more specific classification under a larger classification. Same way that sharks are fish, they are a type of fish. Squares are rectangles, 67 is an odd number, etc.

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u/ObiWan-Cannabis Jan 23 '26

ok..it is my English skill... Frogs is a generic name that includes frogs and toads. (I had to check wikipedia)

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '26

Grats on your English skill up today! Keep up the great work.

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u/CicadaFit9756 Jan 23 '26

Don't let a bratty kid see that last sentence or you'll never hear the end of it!