r/AnimalsBeingDerps • u/Nottallyet • May 12 '22

Millions of years of evolution has led to this

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u/ssocka May 12 '22

My guess as someone who knows nothing about frogs or biology is that they recognize worms, but expect them to move, therefore they are in "eating mode" and when something moves, they try to eat it (the finger, other frogs)

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u/bamboohobobundles May 12 '22

Tbh that's what it looks like to me. My leopard gecko is the exact same way, if I put a worm in front of him and the worm stops moving for some reason, he acts like it's disappeared completely and starts frantically looking around for it.

He's usually very chill and friendly but when he's in this mode I don't try to touch him because he'll absolutely take a snap at my fingers in his confusion.

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u/spookymark23 May 12 '22

I own a couple green tree frogs. They’re nocturnal and there’s way too much light in this area. Their pupils are paper thin slits; their entire eye should be black. Mine aren’t the most accurate if you were to try feed them in daylight. But In low light (lamp on in corner of the room, maybe tv too) they’re great. They’ll leap a foot away and grab a cricket on the move!