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Even giant hornet stings fail to stop these frogs from attacking

Pond frogs (Pelophylax nigromaculatus) may have a surprising edge against one of nature’s most painful defenses. A recent Ecosphere study found that pond frogs can withstand repeated stings from ...
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These tiny Japanese super frogs shrug off venomous hornet stings that would kill mice

Japanese pond frogs can eat some of the world’s most venomous insects and apparently hop away from the meal unharmed. Research reveals these amphibians tolerate repeated stings from giant hornets ...
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Pond frogs chow down on 'murder hornets' like it ain't no thing

Frogs to the rescue! Murder hornets have relatively few natural predators, but new research has revealed that the black-spotted pond frog is one of them. Kobe University ecologist Shinji Sugiura found ...
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Light levels influence female choice in Tungara frogs: Predation risk assessment?

Rand, Austin Stanley, Bridarolli, Maria Elena, Dries, Laurie, and Ryan, Michael J. 1997. "Light levels influence female choice in Tungara frogs: Predation risk ...
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Simulated Predation Risk Influences Female Choice in Tungara Frogs, Physalaemus pustulosus

Bonachea, Luis A. and Ryan, Michael J. 2011. "Simulated Predation Risk Influences Female Choice in Tungara Frogs, Physalaemus pustulosus." Ethology, 117, (5) 400 ...