This little froglet, about the size of my thumb, was frantically fidgeting around on a piece of wood that edges the allotment sundeck. On close inspection I saw that his tongue (or possibly his lip ??) was literally stuck, imprisoning him where he sat.
Unable to figure out how this had happened I fetched a watering can with a rose and gave him a gentle but thorough soaking until he was able to pull his sticky mouth free.
Then I found this information online
Frog’s tongues are attached to the front of their mouths rather than at the back like humans. When a frog catches an insect it throws its sticky tongue out of its mouth and wraps it around its prey. The frog’s tongue then snaps back and throws the food down its throat.
So my little froglet had not snapped its tongue back quickly enough and it had got stuck to the wood? I remain baffled but happy to help.
Find out more about frogs here.
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4 comments:
Wow - he was a lucky little froggy to have you about...maybe he caught it on a splinter...poor little mite...xxx
My first reaction was Thank goodness you were there to help the beastie, then after reading my reaction was Thank goodness you were there as I would never had learned this fascinating bit of information about the little beasties.
He was lucky you are so curious!Your good deed done for the day.
TCC - I think you might be right about the splinter. I hadn't thought about it but it makes the most sense. Poor little froglet!
Mangocheeks, Peggy - It's true that I am very curious, for that is why I had to find out more about frogs tongues online, and why I even noticed the teeny creature in the first place. I was speaking to a friend yesterday about noticing detail, which is something I know I do a lot. So curiosity may have killed the cat but on this occasion it saved the frog!
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