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Watch This Frog Light Up After It Swallows a Firefly
By Mindy Weisberger published
A firefly kept right on flashing after being eaten by a frog.

Snake Head Pops Out of Frog's Maw in Mesmerizing Photo
By Mindy Weisberger published
In a stunning frog photo recently shared widely from Reddit, a swallowed snake isn't going down without a fight.

Extinct Big-Mouthed Frogs May Have Dined on Dinos
By Mindy Weisberger published
Horned frogs' powerful bites hint that an extinct, ancient relative may have packed even more of a mouthy wallop.

Dinosaur Extinction Allowed Frogs to Conquer the Planet
By Tia Ghose published
The massive extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs paved the way for frogs to explode in diversity, new research suggests.

You Can See the Living Heart of This 'Glass Frog'
By Mindy Weisberger published
In a tiny new frog species recently discovered in Ecuador, see-through skin over the frogs’ chests fully exposes their wee little hearts.

'Scrotum Frog' Tadpoles Hatch For 1st Time in North America
By Stephanie Pappas published
Critically endangered Lake Titicaca tadpoles hatch in Denver.

New Striped Rain-Frog Species Discovered in Ecuador’s Cloud Forests
By Kacey Deamer published
The species was discovered during an expedition to study a similar rainfrog.

So Cute! 2 New 'Clown' Frog Species Discovered in the Amazon
By Mindy Weisberger published
Scientists recently described two new species of clown tree frogs, re-evaluating how the frogs were previously identified.
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