Star-fingered toads use fingertip lobules to detect prey in murky water

EngineeringNews newsroom brief · 22m ago · 1 min read · via phys.org

Surinam toads (Pipa pipa) are strange, flat frogs with minuscule eyes that live in the murky waters of the Amazon basin and carry their eggs on their backs. The way they catch prey is even weirder. They lie in wait with outstretched forelimbs until a small fish approaches, then s

Surinam toads (Pipa pipa) are strange, flat frogs with minuscule eyes that live in the murky waters of the Amazon basin and carry their eggs on their backs. The way they catch prey is even weirder. They lie in wait with outstretched forelimbs until a small fish approaches, then s This story matters for Science & Discovery readers tracking engineering. Reported by phys.org. Read the full original at the source link below.

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