Modesto Bee

Scientist cracks mystery of the frog's powerful tongue. It's called spit.

Of all the strange and marvelous appendages to arise in animal anatomy, the frog tongue is one of the few to meet the requirements of a Marvel Comics superpower: the "X-Men" villain named Toad boasted ...
Capital Public Radio

'Pretty Disgusting Snot-Like Spit' Lets Frogs Catch Their Prey

Frog tongues are super soft and wrap around their prey while secreting a sticky spit that changes consistency. Alexis Noel of Georgia Tech tells NPR's Scott Simon how she studied the amphibians. The ...
WESA

'Pretty Disgusting Snot-Like Spit' Lets Frogs Catch Their Prey

The frog shoots its tongue out in the blink of an eye to trap its prey - thwack (ph) - how does that tongue actually work? Alexis C. Noel, who's a biomechanics Ph.D. student at Georgia Tech, has ...
WESA

To Catch Prey, Frogs Turn To Sticky Spit

Frog spit might be some of the catchiest spit on the planet. That's according to new research on frog saliva, which shows that the sticky stuff is tailor-made to grab bugs. It helps to explain how ...
PBS

What Makes This Frog's Tongue So Fast AND Sticky?

How are frogs so amazing at catching bugs? It’s their supersoft tongue and special spit. How are frogs and toads so amazing at catching bugs? They smack ’em with a supersoft tongue covered in special ...