However, some animals have no fear of a hornet’s stinger. What’s more, certain birds and spiders willingly seek the insects ...

These amphibians are all too happy to endure a few stings for a decent meal. In A Nutshell Japanese pond frogs successfully ...

Most frogs defend themselves with toxins that sit passively in their skin, but only two species are known to go a step further and actively inject venom into anything that grabs them. These little ...

Case in point, a study out today shows the head-on strategy that certain frogs will take to wrap their tongues around a ...

A remarkable resistance to venom has been discovered in a frog that feasts on hornets despite their deadly stingers. This ...

Frogs have long held a bad rap (at least among some people) for being slimy, even scary, critters, but that's not very fair to these amazing amphibians. There are currently around 7,600 known species ...

Germán Chávez is no stranger to the Amazon rain forest, where he says "one can't help but get excited" by all the reptiles and amphibians that he has made a career out of studying. But when he came ...

MILWAUKEE — It's the frog version of the Ebola virus: a disease so rapacious it kills nearly every croaker it encounters. Steamrolling its way south through Central America and across the Caribbean, ...

All frogs belong to the scientific Order Anura; the specific name varies by species. Over 7,700 frog species exist, with 40% threatened, highlighting a conservation crisis. Scientific names like Rana ...

Australia is home to many endangered reptiles and frogs. This national snapshot shows their numbers have dropped sharply. But ...

Utah’s frog populations are dying and it’s our fault. We need to take action to protect Utah’s amphibians from extinction.