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American bullfrog "tongue"
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American Bullfrog "Tongue"
Anatomical location
- A frog's tongue is fastened in the front, not the back and is folded backward to the throat.
- The tongue of a frog is about a third of the frog's length.
- The tongue can flip back in 15/100 of a second.
Common name: American Bullfrog
Species name: R. Catesbeiana
Posterior
Interior
Fuction of the tongue
How frog´s tongue works?
The muscles start are loose and mushy, and when ready, some become rigid,
like a rod down the middle of the tongue, and a second group of
muscles, perpendicular to the base of the tongue, stiffen. This shoots the
tongue up.
- Taste organ of the frog.
- Catches the insect and brings it back into the mouth.
- Mucus glands in the frog's mouth also produce a sticktaste organ of the frog,y substance which makes it easier for prey to stick to the tongue.
Related disorder with humans
Cool video about the Bullfrog!!
- The tongue of a frog is about a third of the frog's length. Sounds impressive, until you realize if a human had a comparable tongue, it would reach a bellybutton.
- They have to rely on their tongue to trap their prey. The front attachment allows the tongue to act as a fly swatter along with the mucus on the surface will trap the prey. Humans do not use their tongue to capture their food but use it to clean the teeth, and roll the food up into a ball so it can be swallowed.
What Is the Sticky Stuff On a Frog’s Tongue?
There is no special name for the sticky substance,
but scientists do know it is secreted by mucous glands at the moment the frog’s tongue hits the prey. Otherwise it would stick the frog’s mouth together.
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