The poison dart frog, an innocuous-looking amphibian, is as fascinating as it is deadly. Found primarily in the lush rainforests of Central and South America, these small creatures sport vivid, ...

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Cricket frogs can’t walk (or hop) on water like once thought. Their bodies sink below the surface between successive jumps, researchers report in the November Journal of Experimental Biology.

The way cricket frogs move across the surface of water has long been thought to resemble walking on water, but researchers have now discovered a different reality. Is walking on water possible for ...

Nature often surprises us with its ingenious adaptations, and the cricket frog is no exception. Native to Virginia and North Carolina, these tiny frogs display an ability that seems almost magical: ...

One such breed native to Virginia and North Carolina is the cricket frog. The way these frogs move in the water could bring insights to tools for the future of robotics, watercraft, and more.

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Researchers led by Jake Socha discovered that cricket frogs in Virginia and North Carolina use unique 'fast-moving belly flops' to jump multiple times on water, a behavior called 'skittering'.

From the Washington Post, sad amphibian news: Frogs, toads and salamanders continue to vanish from the American landscape at an alarming pace, with seven species — including Colorado’s boreal ...