Cricket Frogs' Unique Water Jumping
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•A fast-moving belly flop: Researchers unveil the unique skills of cricket frogs
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Cricket frogs are one of the smallest frogs in North America , easily sitting on the thumb of an average adult's hand.
The way these frogs move in the water could bring insights to tools for the future of robotics, watercraft, and more.
The cricket frog is native to Virginia and North Carolina .
Researchers found that the frogs actually sink with each jump.
The extended front legs are the first to hit the water upon re-entry.
The back legs are still extended as it sinks.
As it sinks, the back legs retract and bend back into a leaping position.
The team observed frogs doing as many as eight jumps in a row, each being fully executed in less than a second .
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