OPEN POST: Female Frogs Fake Death to Avoid Unwanted Sexual Advances by Male Frogs (Who hasn't?)
Welcome to the difficult world of frog dating, where the females have taken the art of avoiding unwanted advances to a whole new level. You see, when a male frog gets a little too amorous, the female frog doesn't just say, "Not tonight, dear." or "fuck off, you skeeve." No, she goes all out and plays dead. Yes, you heard that right. She plays dead. This is like when your blind date shows up looking like Ron Jeremy's sleazier twin, and you don't wretch; you simply ask to be excused, and you climb out of the bathroom window (thank the universe for those) since you can't ease past him because the host/ess put you at a table with a view of the front door. You know how you do that? Surely, I am not the only one. Surely . This nifty behavior, known as "tonic immobility," is usually an anti-predator tactic. But in the world of frogs, it's also a handy way to avoid an overly eager suitor. The female frog just lies there, stiff as a board, looki...