Female frogs sometimes play dead to avoid mating with males

New Scientist ^ | 11 October 2023 | By Chen Ly

[Bulwyf]

You mean to tell me that my ex wife is a frog?

[PGR88]

The Natural History Museum of Berlin is also developing tiny, little devices that measure frog headaches too.

[Jim W N]

Same as it ever was...

[ssfromla]

lol I’m going to watch this thread. It’s going to get good. :D

[Jim W N]

Did she croak?

[NWFree]

Did the male even notice?

[nickcarraway]

So like us.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Poor beta frogs can’t get a break . . .

[Jonty30]

Unless they meet an Islamic frog, it probably works.

[rexthecat]

Sounds like my first wife..

[packagingguy]

That won’t work if the male frog is Egyptian:

Egypt’s “Farewell Intercourse” Law May Soon Allow Husbands to Have Sex with Their Dead Wives

https://www.medicaldaily.com/egypts-farewell-intercourse-law-may-soon-allow-husbands-have-sex-their-dead-wives-240267

[Bulwyf]

Sadly no. At least not according to bank statements.

[Craftmore]

so do human females

[Jeff Chandler]

Not a problem for this frog:

[srmanuel]

There’s a chance even if are up to having sex, there isn’t much difference between playing dead and what they do when having sex.

Seriously, any man that has had a few different sexual partners can tell you some women really get into it, others lay there like it’s a job and go thru the motions or play dead while having sex.

[FlingWingFlyer]

If frogs could talk they would say, “I’ve got a headache”.

[Bulwyf]

I can imagine already. I came out of the bush for reception to order some material and make a couple calls, so I won’t be able to look much til later. It should be good though.

[Adder]

My ex was a frog???

With undiagnosed brain tumors!

[NohSpinZone]

I think Gillette needs to do another commercial about toxic masculinity in the frog world.