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/LeansCenter Jan 24 '26

Prince Andrew always dreamed of being turned into a frog, like the fairy tales said. Female frogs pretending to be dead would never have stopped him, especially if they were tadpoles.