Toothless Frog Species Often Eat Small Insects (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Toothless Frog Species Often Eat Small Insects

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Researchers found a high correlation between a diet of small insects and a lack of teeth in frogs. The strawberry poison frog, Oophaga pumilio, is a toothless species that eats ants and termites.

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Daniel Paluh/Florida Museum of Natural History

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