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Female European common frogs are taking ghosting to a whole new level, playing dead to deter unwanted males from latching onto them.

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A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.

Female Frogs Have an Effective Strategy for Dealing With Annoying Males: Pretend to Be Dead

A mile-and-a-half wide swarm of hundreds of thousands of tiny toads reportedly overtook a stretch of road in Utah last week.

Toadmageddon

"The word Biblical came to mind."

Drivers Horrified as Writhing Toads Cover Entire Surface of Road

New amphibian fossils just dropped, and this one, the "funky worm," is named for a really strange 1970s funk song beloved by its discoverers.

Do The Worm

"A once-in-a-lifetime discovery."

Scientists Name "Funky Worm" Amphibian After a Weird 70s Funk Song

A cane toad dubbed "Toadzilla" has been crowned as the world's largest known toad. But sadly, our hefty heroine's story has already come to an untimely end.

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