When pressure is applied, the spines pierce their skin. The frogs are considered venomous as the toxic skin secretions that coat these spines can inject venom via a wound in the skin of would-be ...

The hind legs of frogs are much larger than the forelegs and the tail has disappeared. This allows a new mode of locomotion, namely jumping, an effective method to elude their many predators. Because ...

Learn about our Editorial Policies. Bigger brains can be an advantage for prey animals, as it can help them outsmart their predators. But big brains may be too costly to maintain when predation risk ...

Both frogs possess bony spines around their skull, particularly near their nose, jaw, and eyes. When confronted by a predator, the frogs essentially headbutt them, flexing and extending their ...

While the bright coloration of this red-eyed tree frog doesn’t make the amphibious creature see red, it does provide an eye-catching display for humans who glimpse it in its rainforest habitat. In ...

Despite their small size, they are among the most poisonous frogs in the world, and their bright colors serve as a warning to predators: "Don't mess with me!" Native to Central and South America ...

Many scientists believe the red-eyed tree frog developed its vivid scarlet peepers to shock predators into at least briefly questioning their meal choice. These iconic rain-forest amphibians sleep ...

Surinam horned frogs achieve their enormous girth by being generally indiscriminate about what they eat. Typical ambush predators, they squeeze their bodies into the forest substrate or leaf ...

“The saying represents the state where someone is rooted to the spot out of fear, but it may be more apt to say frogs dare to stop moving before predators in an attempt to survive,” said ...

The Cuban Tree Frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) has made its way to Jamaica, bringing with it significant ecological and ...