frog, n.Trivia

Before there was modern refrigeration, people in Russia and Finland put Russian brown frogs in their milk to keep it fresh as the frog's skin secretions contain peptides and anti-microbial compounds.

Frogs can freeze without dying

Poison dart frogs only develop poison from the ants they eat. Thus, they are harmless when kept in captivity.

Japan is the largest exporter of frog legs

Bullfrogs do not sleep.

Arrow frogs enough poison to kill over 2,200 people

The wood frog is able to hold its pee for up to eight months.

The Rocket Frog can jump up to 40 times its own body length.

The golden poison dart frog is the size of a paperclip but has enough lethal poison in its skin to kill 10 to 15 people.

Frogs don't usually drink water; they absorb most of the moisture they need through their skin.

The northern leopard frog swallows its prey using its eyes — it uses them to help push food down its throat by retracting them into its head.

Frogs can't swallow with their eyes open