Feminine black-spotted frogs appear to discourage males by croaking
Courtesy of Makoto M. Itoh
Male frogs typically power females to mate with them, however in a single species, a croak from the feminine appears to steer males to depart her alone. The sound could also be an “trustworthy” sign that she isn’t fertile and mating can be a waste of the male’s sperm and power.
“Basically, male frogs are identified to leap on even inorganic objects if they’re female-like,” says Makoto M. Itoh at Nagoya College in Japan. “Nonetheless, this species [stops attempting] such …