michaelJan 10, 2025

9-Jan-2025
A fast-moving belly flop: Researchers unveil the unique skills of #cricketFrogs

#frogs #walkingOnWater

Several species have fascinated observers with their abilities to skip side-to-side and leap into the air from the surface of a pond as if the water were land. eg the cricket frog. The way these frogs move in the water could bring insights to tools for the future of robotics, watercraft, and more.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1070003 #science #biomechanics #ecology #amphibian

A fast-moving belly flop: Researchers unveil the unique skills of cricket frogs

The way cricket frogs move across the surface of water has long been thought to resemble walking on water, but researchers in the College of Engineering have discovered a different reality.

EurekAlert!