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![You really don't want to know where that beetle has been.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qr77ibX2XGEuxHfr67KdfP-320-80.jpg)
After being swallowed alive, water beetle stages 'backdoor' escape from frog's gut
By Mindy Weisberger published
An aquatic beetle species takes unusual action to escape digestion after being swallowed by frogs.
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Meet Goliath, a Massive Tadpole as Long as Your Face
By Mindy Weisberger published
A giant tadpole recently found in the wild is bigger than a can of Coke — and it's still growing.
![Hemiphractus scutatus, a South American horned tree frog, has a wide skull with a large gape that enables it to prey on vertebrates.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7F6pVwyrvJPXiQP3PJBkML-320-80.jpg)
Frogs' skulls are more bizarre (and beautiful) than you ever imagined
By Mindy Weisberger published
Remarkable images capture a wide range of spikes, spines, bumps and pits in the skulls of frogs.
![The Goliath frog belongs to the largest known frog species in the world.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6SHLGn2PGUKYhjPFZGDRDc-320-80.jpg)
World's Largest Frogs Can Move Rocks Half Their Weight ... for Their Wee Pollywogs
By Laura Geggel published
The world's largest frogs may also have the best pollywog daycare on the market.
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Wee Orange 'Pumpkin' Frogs Have Bones That Glow Through Their Skin
By Mindy Weisberger published
The frogs' glowing patterns may be a form of communication.
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Gory Photo Shows How a Mystery Predator Turned a Toad Inside Out
By Mindy Weisberger published
A nature walk near a reservoir in the U.K. recently took a gruesome turn.
![starry dwarf frog](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GprgWRQmytxTFDHVVdxo6-320-80.jpg)
Newly Discovered 'Starry Dwarf Frog' Wears a Galaxy on Its Back, Hides in Dead Leaves
By Brandon Specktor published
This frog looks like a pile of dead leaves and carries the sky on its back.
![Chinle Frog](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gfVsARGjAHjwcRMfyz8D5-320-80.jpg)
Oldest Frog Relative from North America Could Fit on Your Pinky Finger
By Laura Geggel published
![Salamander embryo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wUxxfQLzGduN9uhYsjsPCU-320-80.jpg)
Yellow, Blob-Like Cell Transforms into Wriggling Salamander in Surreal Time-Lapse Video
By Laura Geggel published
A mesmerizing 6-minute time lapse shows a single cell dividing seemingly endlessly until what was once a yellow blob has become a wriggling, darting salamander tadpole.
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