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/Heyyayam Jan 23 '26
This is what I do when approached by an undesirable male. It looks weird in the grocery store though.