Google FAQs on Frogs

Hairy frog: Why does the Trichobatrachus robustus frog develop hair? -  Discover Wildlife

Why is my frog stiff and not moving?  Often, a calcium-deficiency will cause symptoms like that.  If your frog gets plenty of calcium, he might just be “planking”.

What species of frog can freeze solid and then come back to life?  Canada’s Zombie Wood Frog survives Canadian winters by freezing solid and then reviving.  As its name implies, though, if you are bitten by a Zombie Wood Frog and then you die, you will rise from the grave as a Canadian, doomed to walk the Earth in search of back-bacon, cheese curds and a pee wee hockey match.

What makes frogs suddenly go silent?  It could be higher temperatures at which frogs croak less; or it could be that one of them said, “Dane Cook is my favorite comedian”

How long do pet frogs live?  Until your cat figures out how to get into their tank.

What happens if you touch a frog then touch your eye?  Legally, you’ll have to marry the frog.

How do you tell if a frog is male or female?  Thick pads on its thumbs might indicate a male.  Often you have to move the frog’s massive penis to one side to find these pads.

For how long did frogs live along-side dinosaurs?  Until they were stepped on.

What is the largest frog?  The Goliath Frog at over six pounds.

How do I kill a Goliath Frog?  With a sling and a tiny rock.

Are there over ten thousand species of frog?  No, but we can dream, can’t we?

Do some frogs have hair?  No, the Hairy Frog of Central Africa actually has hair-like dermal papillae.  It also has retractable bone claws; and, if the inhabitants of Central Africa haven’t led us astray, they make a pretty good sandwich.

18 thoughts on “Google FAQs on Frogs

      1. And then… Along came Jones. Tall thin Jones. Slow walkin’ Jones… Slow talkin’ Jones. Along came long lean lanky Jones. At least that’s what the Coasters have led us to believe…

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  1. “if you are bitten by a Zombie Wood Frog and then you die, you will rise from the grave as a Canadian, doomed to walk the Earth in search of back-bacon, cheese curds and a pee wee hockey match.” 👏👏👏👏👏🤣

    And…”How do you tell if a frog is male or female”? I’ll be laughing all day over THAT one 🤣🤣🤣

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