Aviva Trivia

There is more to frogs than meets the bulging eye.  Frogs have survived the test of time and can still be found in most parts of the world. Check out these interesting frog facts:

* A frog’s eye can see in almost any direction.

* A frog’s tongue is attached at the front of the mouth instead of the rear, and is covered with a sticky substance to catch and trap its prey.

* When a frog eats food that is too large to swallow, it will leave it sticking out of its mouth and ingest it gradually. The frog may even choke or regurgitate it.

* Frogs have something similar to teeth. They have small cone like teeth around the upper edge of the jaw and roof of their mouth.

* Frogs do not have any teeth on their lower jaw.

* A frog can launch itself over 20 times its own body length.

* Frogs shed their skin regularly and then eat the skin carcass.

* A group of frogs is called an army of frogs.

* The Gastric Brooding Frog, incubates its’ young inside its stomach. When the baby frog develops past the tadpole stage, it hops out of its mother’s mouth.

* Frogs absorb water and air through their skin.

* If you suffer from Ranidaphobia, you have a fear of frogs.

* Frogs are a symbol of good luck in Japan.