Skin-secreted adhesives, or glues, are highly effective defense adaptations that have evolved recurrently in a small number of amphibians. From an ecological standpoint, this rapidly solidifying material—essentially, a sticky slime—encumbers the predator long enough for its would-be prey to escape. Skin-secreted adhesives, or glues, are highly effective defense adaptations that have evolved recurrently in a small number of amphibians. From an ecological standpoint, this rapidly solidifying material—essentially, a sticky slime—encumbers the predator long enough for its would-be prey to escape. Plants & Animals Evolution Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Independent origins of frog glue and its role in predator evasion
