There is a living creature within and it can be seen when a blob is poked with a grass stem. This is the larva of a bug called a frog-hopper (philaenus spumarius), a relative of the aphid, which ...

It got its name because it is frog-like with bulging eyes and powerful back legs and can leap away to escape danger. John Clare, poet of the English countryside, called these bugs "wood seers" or ...

The thin spit (which is still 50,000 times more viscous than human saliva), helps the tongue hit and release from bugs. When it hits a bug, the tongue deforms and its contact area becomes bigger.

So sophisticated is the frog tongue that it’s capable of grabbing prey up to 1.4 times the predator’s body weight — a feat unmatched by any man-made device. Inspired by a viral video of a ...

Frog spit might be some of the catchiest spit on the planet. That's according to new research on frog saliva, which shows that the sticky stuff is tailor-made to grab bugs.

Frog spit might be some of the catchiest spit on the planet. That's according to new research on frog saliva, which shows that the sticky stuff is tailor-made to grab bugs.

The spit a five-year-old child produces in a single day, according to one estimate, could fill a 16-ounce soda cup.) Where we have salivary glands, the frog tongue itself produces spit.

The spit a 5-year-old child produces in a single day, according to one estimate, could fill a 16-ounce soda cup.) Where we have salivary glands, the frog tongue itself produces spit.

The spit a 5-year-old child produces in a single day, according to one estimate, could fill a 16-ounce soda cup.) Where we have salivary glands, the frog tongue itself produces spit.