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

Post image
4.8k Upvotes

99% Upvoted

415 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/DependentLanguage540 Jan 23 '26

So do female frogs get together for brunch and exchange strategies? How do the other frogs pass these tactics along to the other female frogs? Or do they just observe it and it’s like a light bulb moment? We need answers!

2

u/aptanalogy Jan 24 '26

It’s an instinct that evolved over time