Female Frogs Fake Death to Escape Unwanted Male Attention

Female frogs have developed several ingenious and sneaky tactics to get away from unwanted males attempting to mate with them, one of which includes faking their own deaths.

These European common frogs can often be harmed or even killed by males attempting to mate with them during the breeding season, leading them to evolve defensive mechanisms against the advances of the hordes of horny males, according to a new study in the journal Royal Society Open Science.

The female frogs usually use tactics such as turning away from the grips of a male, or mimicking the release call of the male to trick him into letting her go, but occasionally, they will pretend to die.

Show Notes:

“How many times did you have to fake it this week”?

“Takes “”I have a Headache to an all new level””.

“Get off me I’m a MAN damitt”.