These amphibians challenge scientific understanding of animal physics and behavior. However, scientists have uncovered the secrets of the frogs' superpower to jump across water. A new study has found ...

It's a peculiar and very surprising way to get from A to B. "Skittering is not actually a well-defined word for this behavior – one naturalist used it to describe a 'jumping on water' behavior in ...

Cricket frogs are pretty small and would fit on the thumb of an adult human's hand, yet they possess extraordinarily fast motion. To record how they were traveling over the water, the team set up ...

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Jake Socha, the Samuel Herrick Professor in Mechanical Engineering, leads a research team that studies the cricket frog's unique ability to "skitter," another name for jumping multiple times in ...

“Skittering is not actually a well-defined word for this behavior – one naturalist used it to describe a ‘jumping on water’ behavior in frogs in 1949, and since then, it’s been used for ...

Finally, the frog pulls in its limbs to prepare for the next jump. Cricket frogs cyclically jump and belly flop their way across water. This high-speed video shows their “porpoising ...

Researchers led by Jake Socha discovered that cricket frogs in Virginia and North Carolina use unique 'fast-moving belly flops' to jump multiple times on water, a behavior called 'skittering'.

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What Is the "Kermit the Frog as Spider-Man" Mod? This mod for Marvel Rivals reimagines the beloved web-slinger with a green, amphibian twist. Kermit the Frog dons Spider-Man’s iconic red and blue suit ...