Nature is Metal
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New research shows some female frogs fake their own deaths to avoid unwanted mating. We’re talking full-body limp, floating upside down, even holding their breath. It’s the ultimate ghost move—literally.
Turns out “playing dead” isn’t just for opossums… it’s for frog queens dodging thirsty suitors, too.
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New research shows some female frogs fake their own deaths to avoid unwanted mating. We’re talking full-body limp, floating upside down, even holding their breath. It’s the ultimate ghost move—literally.
Turns out “playing dead” isn’t just for opossums… it’s for frog queens dodging thirsty suitors, too.
@Mik said in Nature is Metal:
New research shows some female frogs fake their own deaths to avoid unwanted mating. We’re talking full-body limp, floating upside down, even holding their breath.
I've known a couple of girls like that. I just ignored it and carried on regardless.
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Scientists have observed octopuses punching fish, and sometimes it seems to happen for no clear reason other than what might be interpreted as spite. According to Science Alert, in a fascinating study published in Ecology (2020), scientists observed octopuses teaming up with fish to hunt in coral reefs. These unlikely alliances are usually cooperative: the octopus flushes prey from crevices, while the fish chase down anything that escapes. But every so often, the octopus does something unexpected, it punches its fish partner.
With a swift jab of an arm, the octopus will strike a fish mid-hunt. Sometimes it’s strategic, maybe the fish was getting too close to the prize or disrupting the hunt. But in other cases, as marine biologist Eduardo Sampaio and his team noted, the punch seemed to serve no clear purpose. No food was at stake. No interference was happening. The octopus just punched. Researchers call this “active displacement,” a way for the octopus to assert control or perhaps vent frustration.
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Smart bird!!
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Amazing. Surely he must win the total number of sacks every year! Let’s see…
2024… Oh, that was Trey Hendrickson.
2023 TJ Watt
2022 Nick Bosa
2021 TJ Watt
2020 TJ Watt
2019 Shaquille Barrett…
Hmmm, I bet he’s had the most overall since 2019, though… Nope… TJ Watt… Again.
And those numbers don’t even bother with Interceptions (7-0), and Passes defended (57-17).
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@Horace he didn't do it by himself. Even the endzones said "it takes all of us", so you and I get some credit, too.
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Hey, I took a knee, too! It was Nick Bosa’s, but I took it…
