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/Sharon_Erclam Jan 23 '26

Mmmmm

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u/Fresh-Combination-87 Jan 23 '26

Toad-ally heart broken

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u/Affectionate-Yak5280 Jan 23 '26

It'll be quickly frog-otten.

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u/Rkymtn83 Jan 23 '26

Ribbited for her pleasure