When it comes to the ability of some animals to regrow whole limbs if they are damage, it can appear something like magic. In the wild, losing a limb isn’t unusual due to predation, defense of a territory or pure…
There are around 6,000 species of frog across the world, living in a wide variety of habitats. What is a frog? At their simplest a frog is a type of tailless amphibian, distinguishing them from newts and salamanders. Frogs and…
Frogs use a number of different techniques to find ponds, including using their sense of smell, the presence of prey and humidity levels. Many frogs also remember where ponds are, returning to them year after year. Do frogs need ponds?…
Speak to any gardener, and they are likely to name slugs and snails as some of their biggest pests. In the farming world too, these hungry molluscs are generally despised for their tendency to ravenously attack certain crops. Yet snails…
Snails do have eyes. In landsnails these are located on their tentacles, while in sea snails they can either be on tentacles or on the body of the snail. Do snails have eyes? Look closely at a snail and you…
Some frogs have teeth, while others don’t have any. These teeth can be in the form of maxillary teeth that sit along the edge of the mouth, or vomerine teeth that sit at the top of the mouth. However, rather…
