Kermit the Cannibal? Frogs Sometimes Eat Each Other

livescience ^ | September 04, 2015 | Elizabeth Palermo

[nickcarraway]

It's a frog-eat-frog world out there.

While it may seem like frogs are insectivores (a long tongue snatching a fly comes to mind), these amphibians are actually "generalist" carnivores. They will eat just about any small critter they can swallow, including other frogs, according to a new study.

[nickcarraway]

[VAFreedom]

i came here looking for joke about kermit and his new girlfriend...

[cripplecreek]

They will eat just about any small critter they can swallow, including other frogs, according to a new study.

New study my butt, I've known about it for years.

[dfwgator]

What’s green and smells like Kermit’s finger?

[dfwgator]

It’s the Circle of Life.

[cripplecreek]

Sorry Piggy, Kermit doesn’t want pork that tastes good.
Kermit wants pork that swallows.

[Eternal_Bear]

just like humans! recycling is good

[cripplecreek]

An image search shows frogs eating other frogs, snakes, mice, fish etc.

[Olog-hai]

A new study? I’ve known for many years that frogs are opportunistic carnivores. Bullfrogs especially are fond of small rodents and passerine birds. Some frog species' tadpoles prey on junior tadpoles of their own kind too.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Went bullfrog hunting years ago. When we were dressing the frogs we found a small toad in one of the frog’s belly.

[umgud]

Gotta love frog legs.

[nickcarraway]

No one knows anything until a scientist gets a huge grant and releases paperwork that discovers something people knew since time immemorial.

[BigEdLB]

It’s not easy eating green.

[Gamecock]

I would think the hardest thing about being a cannibal is trying to get some very deep sleep, you know what I mean?

[Olog-hai]

Why do I always keep forgetting that . . . ? Drat and double drat. Must re-educate myself.

[Doc91678]

No wonder Miss Piggy divorced him.

[Jonty30]

Sometimes, when I’m in that state of being asleep, but not quite asleep, I see a very vivid image of a frog eating another frog. It always gives me the quivers and I just cant stay in bed.

[sparklite2]

I’d rather croak.

[real saxophonist]

Ever seen Pacman Frogs? Also called Ornate Horned Frogs. They will eat each other. Makes them kinda hard to breed.

[Texas Songwriter]

If you go fishing, especially in smaller bodies of water, often times you will see a bullfrog on the bank. Typically they will not allow you to get too close to them. If you are casting with a lure, you can place the lure just beyond the frog and slowly pull it past the frog. He will take the lure every time.