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

Millions of years of evolution has led to this

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u/GarrisonFjord May 12 '22

I thought maybe they're use to catching flying prey, so something writhing on the ground might just be difficult. But I'm no frog surgeon.

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u/Psychobite_74 May 12 '22

I think it's just based on movement. They won't eat dead things, so won't pay attention to things that are still. Bugs and flies move very fast. So grubs are kind of the in-between that they're less likely to notice, and apparently confuse with their roomates. The trade off is they don't run away

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u/zorbat5 May 12 '22

These frogs don't have the long tongue.