Yet how, exactly, frogs could maintain their grip on insects during such speedy attacks was not fully understood. Scientists knew the tongues were super-adhesive; one 2014 study revealed that a frog ...

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 ...

Pulling power A South American frog has a tongue so sticky it can generate pulling forces three times the animal's own bodyweight, report scientists. The amphibian with the super-lingual power is the ...

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 ...

A frog’s tongue can catch flies faster than you can blink. It shoots out of its mouth six times faster than a jet fighter. Then it collides with the fly, covering it in some of the stickest spit on ...

Don't underestimate the tongue, a muscular organ that humans use for licking, breathing, tasting, swallowing and speaking. But this organ varies widely in color, shape, length and function across the ...